However, Loy Krathong this year coincided with the “Super Moon” natural phenomenon – the full moon yesterday was the closest to the Earth in 68 years. Pol Maj-General Songpol Watthanachai, deputy police spokesman, said there were 436 piers in Bangkok where people could celebrate Loy Krathong, but 70 of them were regarded as unsafe. Songpol said there would be officers to provide security and help people at all piers and major destinations in the capital where Loy Krathong was celebrated. The National Astronomical Research Institute (NARIT), meanwhile, arranged three sites for watching the “Super Moon” in Chiang Mai, Nakhon Ratchasima and Chachoengsao. “The next ‘Super Full Moon’ will be on January 2, 2018, when the moon will be 356,565 kilometres away from Earth.”

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 14, 2016 18:13 UTC