(Seoul=News1) Reporter Yoon Joo-young = According to the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute on the 5th, the full moon for the first full moon of the lunar year will rise at 5:46 PM on the 12th of this month, based on Seoul time.
The time when the moon becomes a complete full moon (when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned in a straight line) is at 10:53 PM on February 12th.
The full moon will be at its highest at 12:54 AM on the 13th.
The times for the moonrise and moonset are calculated based on when the top of the moon appears or disappears on the horizon at sea level (0m elevation). Slight variations may occur due to elevation, terrain, air density, temperature, etc.
Based on an elevation of 0m, the moonrise and moonset times for major cities are as follows.
Meanwhile, the full moons of the first full moon of the lunar year or Chuseok may seem the largest, but this is not actually the case. The moon appears larger when it passes the closest point in its elliptical orbit around the Earth, and smaller when it passes the farthest point. A full moon can be observed when the Sun and Moon are on directly opposite sides of the Earth.