In a very rare event, on Wednesday, citizens will be able to see a supermoon, one of the largest and brightest moon of 2023. See pics of the 'Super Blue Moon' of the year (Photo/Satej Shinde, Shadab Khan, Pradeep Dhivar and Ashish Raje)
Updated On: 2023-08-30 08:37 PM IST
Compiled by : Anagha Sawant
A supermoon is so named because the moon appears much larger in the sky when it is full and is closest to Earth (Pic/Satej Shinde)
According to ANI report, the Blue Moon will be at its brightest about 9:30 p.m. (IST), while the Blue Super Moon will be at its brightest around 7:30 a.m. (IST) on August 31 (Pic/Pradeep Dhivar)
As per NASA, a blue moon has nothing to do with the colour of the Moon. It is defined as the second full moon in a single month (Pic/Pradeep Dhivar)
The Super Moon was seen near Parsik hill from the foot-over-bridge at Kalwa railway station in Thane on August 30, 2023 (Pic/Satej Shinde)
This will be the second full moon in the month of August, following the first on August 1, 2023 (Pic/Shadab Khan)
Supermoon is a full Moon that occurs when the Moon is at perigee, its closest distance to the Earth (Pic/Ashish Raje)
According to ANI report, the supermoon also casts 30 per cent more light on Earth compared to the dimmest full Moon (Pic/Ashish Raje)
The next super blue moons will occur in a pair, in January and March 2037 (Pic/Ashish Raje)
