Bangalore : Moon goes round its mother Earth in an elliptical circle and gets close on certain days in a month. On March 19, Moon gets closest to earth and appears 12 percent larger than usual at moonrise in red blob. The perigee (nearness) happens once in a circular movement which is 3.57 lakh kms from earth. It is full moon night and those who care to watch the red full moon will be delighter to see it larger than usual. Moon creates tidal waves on earth, but not Tsunami (30 ft. hight) waves that lashed Northern Japan last week, to bring unexpected misery and economic collapse there. Due to gravitational pulls of the sum during the day and moon at night, earthly tides may become restless but it does not end in watery graves (Jala-Pralaya). People talk of a doomsday in 2012 and light oily earthen lamps at the temple walls, but it is not true that a calamity would take place next year. But an earthquake of 9 degrees on  Richter Scale cause devastation as in Japan, throwing up giant tidal waves. Last time, such Tsunami waves took place in Symatra and Thailand, but this year the waves disrupted normal life in 2 islands of North Japan, not touching Tokyo.
The Jupiter and Mercury (Guru-Budha) also will appear close to earth in the sky. Jupiter is the biggest and Mercury is the smallest planet is solar system.
Super Moon on March 19 is a spectacle that does not pose any danger to Indian shores or tides. People should keep away from Seashores at night when tides rise.