I went out last night about 3:00 Am EST and just marveled. That was far and away the brightest moonlight I have ever seen. I had a triple header. The moon was (nearly) full, quite large and it was a crystal clear night where I live.
Good chance it is at least contributing to it. The moon has a long known affect on tides, a celestial body that close has a great gravitational affect on the planet.
Solar activity is also having an effect though. Historically the times of reduced solar activity have also coincided with periods of increased geological activity. One of the worst earthquakes in US history was along the New Madrid fault in 1810. This was also at the end of the Dalton Minimum, which also saw some of the most harsh winters in history.
Several good general articles here
https://nextgrandminimum.wordpress.com/category/history/dalton/page/7/
Here is an article dealing with geological activity and solar activity. Interesting read.
Same here, that time, last night. There were Moon-shadows, and things were all sparkly with frost.
(I’m old - I got up to use the bathroom at 3am, LOL!)
Moon rises here at 4:28 pm this afternoon. Now that fields are harvested and leaves have fallen off of some of the Oak trees, I’ll have a spectacular view; I’ll try to take some pictures.
We live on the BEST planet, by far. ;)