Dictionary term
Perigean Spring Tide
Direct answer
Perigean Spring Tide: A Perigean Spring Tide occurs when new- or full-moon spring-tide alignment falls near lunar perigee, increasing the astronomical tide-generating effect.
A Perigean Spring Tide combines syzygy with a relatively close Moon.
A Perigean Spring Tide combines syzygy with a relatively close Moon.
A Sun–Earth orientation for seasonal, atmospheric, tidal, and terrestrial terms.Quick reference
- Use when
- Use Perigean Spring Tide in coastal almanacs with local tide predictions, sea-level background, and weather forecasts.
- Do not use it for
- Do not equate it automatically with flooding; wind, pressure, waves, coastline, and sea-level anomalies determine impacts.
- Reference category
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Related terms
- Amphidromic Point, Equinoctial Tide, Astronomical Season, Equinox
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The story behind Perigean Spring Tide
Improved lunar ephemerides and tide gauges made the combined phase-distance modulation measurable and predictable.
Perigean Spring Tide in spiritual tradition
Spiritually, perigean spring tides can evoke awe while coastal safety remains a matter of measurements and forecasts.
Perigean Spring Tide: fact and faith, kept distinct
This is a factual calendar, astronomy, Earth-science, cultural-history, or observational reference. It can support wonder and practical planning without becoming a claim of fate, spiritual causation, or private revelation.
Perigean Spring Tide in numerology
Perigean Spring Tide is not a numerology claim. Any numbers attached to it should retain their ordinary scientific, calendrical, navigational, or historical meaning unless a separate symbolic interpretation is clearly labeled.
Why Perigean Spring Tide matters
It can raise predicted high tides and lower predicted lows beyond ordinary spring-tide values at susceptible coasts.
Perigean Spring Tide at work: an example
A full Moon near perigee may coincide with an unusually large predicted tidal range at a local station.
Where interpretation stops
Perigean Spring Tide is presented as sourced astronomy, calendrical, Earth-science, cultural, or instrument-history reference. Definitions should distinguish measured phenomena from civil convention and historical interpretation, preserve location and time dependencies, and avoid turning factual sky data into a deterministic personal claim.
Sources and editorial method
Research references used for this entry include:
- NOAA Tides and Currents Glossary - Operational definitions for tides, tidal currents, ranges, datums, bores, and amphidromic systems.
- NOAA Ocean Service: What Are Spring and Neap Tides? - Official explanation of lunar-solar alignment and spring and neap tidal ranges.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Also appears in
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-16
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Common questions
What is Perigean Spring Tide?
A Perigean Spring Tide occurs when new- or full-moon spring-tide alignment falls near lunar perigee, increasing the astronomical tide-generating effect.
How is Perigean Spring Tide used in an almanac?
Use Perigean Spring Tide in coastal almanacs with local tide predictions, sea-level background, and weather forecasts.
What should I avoid when interpreting Perigean Spring Tide?
Do not equate it automatically with flooding; wind, pressure, waves, coastline, and sea-level anomalies determine impacts.
