Eclipse intensity

The Moons orbit around the Earth is elliptical, so she is closer to the Earth at different times, and therefore appears larger in the sky than at other times. The Moon at perigee [closest to Earth] and apogee [furthest from Earth] are the basis of the anomalistic month, which revolves from perigee to perigee. This year is an exceptional year, 2006, it the year of the lunar standstill.