{
  "question": "Was today the moon at perigee?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-moon-at-perigee",
  "verdict": "yes",
  "headline": "YES",
  "answer": "Yes — the Moon reaches perigee today, at 11:06 AM Pacific (2:06 PM Eastern).",
  "details": [
    "Perigee is at 2:06 PM EDT on October 28, 2026, per Astronomy.com.",
    "Lunar distance at perigee is about 226,433 miles (Cloudy Nights).",
    "The Moon is waning gibbous, 92% illuminated, so it is not a full supermoon."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "What Is Lunar Perigee and Apogee?",
      "url": "https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/lunar-perigee-apogee.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "When is the next full Moon? Full Moon Calendar 2026",
      "url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/full-moon-calendar-2026"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Moon at perigee - In-The-Sky.org",
      "url": "https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20261028_08_100"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-28",
  "place": "Hillsboro, OR, US",
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-moon-at-perigee/2026-10-28/us/or/hillsboro",
  "scope": "local",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-28T08:19:47.264Z"
}