Scientists are expecting a larger than usual full moon on March 19, also termed by many as Super Moon, and talks are ripe that the astronomical phenomenon may have influenced the massive quake and giant tsunami that swept through Japan's eastern coastlines on Friday last week.

Astronomers said that once the so-called Super Moon occurs this week, Earth's natural orbiting satellite will be positioned and seen closer from below much closer than it was during the last 18 years.

The event has been connected by many to the spate of earthquakes that rocked New Zealand, China and Japan in the past three weeks but experts are discounting the relation this early, stressing that "there is no connection between the moon's position and Japan's earthquake," according to Paul Walker of AccuWeather Inc.

Walker reminded that such moon events could actually spawn higher tide occurrence but he maintained that "I've not heard of any correlation between them and extreme weather events."

Also, NASA told ABC on Monday that during the powerful quake that rocked Japan, "the moon was actually closer to its furthest point in orbit from Earth than it was to its March 19 closest point, so the gravitational effect of the moon was, in fact, less than average at that time."

NASA astronomer Dave Williams added that "it was basically a normal day on Earth as far as the lunar gravity and tidal forces were concerned."

In a blog posted by AccuWeather's Mark Paquette this March, he explained that the Super Moon is actually caused by "the slightly elliptical orbit of the moon and when the moon is at the near point, it is known as a lunar perigee."

Paquette stressed that the Super Moon to be seen on March 19 is regarded by scientists as an extreme kind as the moon will be positioned at aits closest distance to Earth.

While the scientist told ABC that his take on some new age predictions that this year's Super Moon could have the triggered the recent quaked hitting a number of countries in the Pacific basin was neutral, he pointed out that "it could bring earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or anything weather-related as well."

Paquette recalled that Super Moons were also seen in 1955, 1974, 1992 and 2005, which he said were years that were marked by extreme weather and other natural events."

Setting aside the talks of disasters swirling around global forums in connection with the March 2011 Super Moon, Paquette stressed that the event needs not to be eclipsed by fears about unpredictable disasters.

He declared that the night of March 19 would be largely marked by a spectacle of a really bright full moon at its closest approach, urging everyone to "take the opportunity and go out at night," to marvel at the moon's overwhelming beauty.