2012 lunar apogee, perigee, lunations
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Source: Fourmilab which provides a calculator for other years required
Perigee is the closest orbit of the Moon in relation to earth. Apogee, the most distant.
For example in 2012, the moon is closest on May 6, at 356,953 kms and furtherest on May 19 at 406,420kms
Observations by alternative forecasters eg Ken Ring, Weather Sage, point to stronger gravitational forces at perigee which have effects on weather. The presence of a New/Full Moon or eclipse event close to perigee causes amplification of effects.
If you add in the declination of the Moon - at its 3 peak positions = maximum North, maximum South, & on the equator - further power is added if one of these coincides with a perigee or lunar cycle event.
Declination table for 2012
Observe for yourself the weather changes as the pattern builds days beforehand and extends days afterwards from the point of exactitude of an astronomical event.
An easy system is to take a wall calendar with large boxes for writing in.
Record the new, full, eclipses, perigees & declinations of the moon and thereby see when several factors coincide within a few days. These you can expect to show marked effects on weather -and people due to disturbance, turbulence, pressure effects.
The Sun is closest - perihelion -for 2012 on January 5 at 1am UT
Explanation
