September 16 full moon a supermoon?

[elleng]

'We know that the upcoming full moon on September 15-16, 2016 will be the Northern Hemisphere’s Harvest Moon. We also know that this full moon will pass through the Earth’s penumbral shadow, to display a faint penumbral eclipse seen from the world’s Eastern Hemisphere. However, it is less than clear as to whether the September 2016 full moon should be dubbed a supermoon.'>>>

http://earthsky.org/tonight/is-the-september-2016-full-moon-a-supermoon

[LiberalFighter]

1. Based on the definition. Yes. Based in reality. No.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. This is what happens when you use a definition invented by an astrologer.

it turns out they use such sloppy language that they themselves end up using a different calculation from the one that you'd expect.

Solution: stop talking about 'supermoons'.