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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                  2023 January 6   
      
                                 Moon O'Clock 2022   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: Niveth Kumar   
      
      Explanation: The first Full Moon of 2023 is in the sky tonight opposite   
      the Sun at 23:08 UTC. Big and beautiful, the Moon at its brightest   
      phase should be easy to spot. Still, for quick reference images   
      captured near the times of all the full moons of 2022 are aranged in   
      this dedicated astro-imaging project from Sri Lanka, planet Earth. The   
      day, month, and a traditional popular name for 2022's twelve full moons   
      are given in the chart. The apparent size of each full moon depends on   
      how close the full lunar phase is to perigee or apogee, the closest or   
      farthest point in the Moon's elliptical orbit. Like the 2022 Wolf Moon   
      at the 1 o'clock position, tonight's Full Moon occurs within a about   
      two days of apogee. But unlike in 2022, the year 2023 will have 13 full   
      moons that won't all fit nicely on the twelve hour clock.   
      
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