Super blue moon will be ‘biggest and brightest’ of the year. What to know
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Monday’s full moon is not just a supermoon but also a blue moon — a rare occurrence of a super blue moon that typically happens once in a decade.
The first supermoon of the year is set to lighten up the skies as the “biggest and brightest” full moon so far of 2024 — and it will be a rare lunar event.
Monday’s full moon is not just a supermoon but also a blue moon — a rare occurrence of a super blue moon that typically happens once in a decade.
August’s full moon will rise Monday afternoon, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, which tracks lunar events.
It will look “bigger and brighter” than the full moons seen thus far this year, it says on Almanac’s website.
If you want to catch a glimpse of the super blue moon, it will be visible and appear full till Wednesday morning, according to NASA.
And the next one won’t happen until 2037.
A supermoon means a full moon in orbit is at or near its closest point to the Earth.
Monday’s supermoon is the first of four consecutive this year, with the next ones coming in September, October and November.
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