# BIG moon Dec. 22

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-moon-dec-22/12158>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 20, 1999, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-moon-dec-22/12158 "1999-12-20T19:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![randomlyblanks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@randomlyblanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomlyblanks)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 1999, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-moon-dec-22/12158/21 "1999-12-21T02:30:00Z")

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Wednesday the moon WILL be larger and brighter. it should look pretty nifty provided there are no clouds. also as a neat side note, january 3, 2000 is the perihelion when the earth is closest to the sun.  
source: [Source](http://geography.about.com/education/geography/library/misc/blperigee.htm)

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i am special. i am cool. i am doper 3000!

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 1999, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-moon-dec-22/12158/22 "1999-12-21T02:32:00Z")

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Larger? Heh, maybe if you see it next to the horizon & some trees.

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