... This lovely starfield spans some seven full moons (about 3.5 degrees) across the heroic northern constellation of Perseus. ... On that night, the smallest Full Moon of 2014 reached its full phase only a few hours from lunar apogee, the time of its the most distant point from Earth in the Moon's elliptical orbit. ... Apogee Full Moon . ... But this moon reached its full phase on January 16, 4:54 UT, within about 2 hours of apogee, the most distant point in its elliptical orbit around planet Earth. ...