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If you are a fan of astronomical events, get ready! Before the end of August the blue moon 2023. Next, we detail why this phenomenon is called that, the day in which it will take place, as well as the Exact time in which you can watch it from Mexico. The best thing is that the natural satellite of the Earth will get very close to the planet Saturn, so you cannot miss this event in the skies that only happens every 2 and a half years.
It is known as blue Moon because it is the third full moon in a season that is made up of 4 moons of the same type, although this term is sometimes also used to refer to a second full moon in a month. The nearest blue moon will be Wednesday August 30 and it will happen at 9:35 p.m.. According to the United States Naval Observatory, it will be as close to Earth as possible, so it will appear much brighter and larger than usual.
The same day; he August 30th, the blue Moon will get much closer to the planet Saturn. This astronomical event it is so special because we will not only have a full moon, but a supermoon; a phenomenon that occurs every 2 and a half years. The term blue moon or super blue moon is not astronomical, but it owes its name to two things; a second full moon in a month or a fourth full moon in a season.
A season is the period between the solstices and the equinoxes, so you would normally expect three full moons in a season, but occasionally we see four. In this case there are still three full moons between June 21 and September 1. 2023, but we have two full moons in August because the month has 31 days. So this Blue Moon of August it is calendrical, not seasonal.
What is a supermoon and why does it occur every two and a half years like the blue moon in August?
A full moon it occurs when the moon is on the opposite side of Earth from the sun, a position it reaches approximately every 29.5 days. Technically, your celestial longitude is 180 degrees from the sun in the sky. The moon’s orbit is tilted about five degrees from the plane of Earth’s orbit, so even though the moon is “behind” Earth, it is not in the planet’s shadow every time it goes around.
Instead, a Super moon it occurs when a full moon coincides with perigee, the point in the moon’s orbit when it is closest to Earth. When this phenomenon occurs, our natural satellite looks bigger and brighter than usual and, while the average distance to the moon is 384,400 kilometers, this time the moon will be 357,181 kilometers away. This event is known as a supermoon.
The super blue moon of the August 30th It will be located in the constellation of Aquarius and will rise at 7:44 p.m., to set the next morning at 6:47 a.m. Saturn will be seen above and to the right of the moon as it rises. The closest approach between the Moon and Saturn will occur at 2:07 p.m. according to In the Sky org, so it will not be visible from the Western Hemisphere, but only people living in Europe will be able to appreciate this event.
However, at 9:43 p.m. in Mexico, the super blue moon it will pass just over 2 degrees from Saturn, with Earth’s natural satellite appearing just below the planet. The closest approach between the moon and Saturn can be seen from national territory at 10:43 p.m. August 30, 2023.
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