Supermoon

The April moon is also referred to as the Fish Moon by coastal cultures, the Egg Moon, and the Sprouting Grass Moon.

What exciting events will we see in the southern sky in 2024? Meteor showers, Saturn covered by the Moon, close approaches of bright planets to each other, supermoons and, if were lucky, a comet visible to the naked eye.

Saturn will appear to move clockwise around the moon over the course of the day.

Known as a king tide, these higher tides are caused by the extra gravitational pull that occurs when the sun and moon align with Earth.

A blue moon is special because it is the extra moon in a season with four full moons.

Blue moon is a phenomenon when an additional full moon appears in a subdivision of a year - the third of four full moons in a season.

Supermoon occurs when the Moon's orbit is closest (known as perigee) to Earth at the same time the Moon is full.

The last time two full supermoons appeared in the same month was in 2018 - and it won't happen again until 2037..

A full moon during perigee will appear 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than a full moon during apogee.

On Saturday, the new moon will be closest to earth since the year 992, and just a day later, there will be a conjunction of Venus and Saturn close to the moon visible to the naked eye.

The next full moon and the last supermoon of this year will appear on Thursday, August 11, reaching its peak at 9:36pm EDT, as per Space.com. Accordingly, in India, it will be visible on Friday, August 12. 

The biggest supermoon of 2022 was seen in the sky over New Delhi today. This celestial phenomenon causes the moon to appear bigger and brighter than usual.

The "Buck" supermoon will be visible on July 13, after the moon is at its closest to the Earth for the year 2022 at 2:30pm IST on Wednesday. The moon will approach a perigee distance of 357,264 kilometres away from Earth. With July 13 also being the date of a full moon, people across the planet will be able to see the biggest supermoon of the year ...

The biggest Supermoon of 2022 is set to appear tonight. This year will witness total of four full Supermoons with the third one being visible this week.

A unique full-moon yoga session set against the backdrop of the stunning Abu Dhabi skyline has been held, marking the beginning of the International Yoga Day celebrations in the United Arab Emirates(UAE).

The April moon is also referred to as the Fish Moon by coastal cultures, the Egg Moon, and the Sprouting Grass Moon.

What exciting events will we see in the southern sky in 2024? Meteor showers, Saturn covered by the Moon, close approaches of bright planets to each other, supermoons and, if were lucky, a comet visible to the naked eye.

Saturn will appear to move clockwise around the moon over the course of the day.

Known as a king tide, these higher tides are caused by the extra gravitational pull that occurs when the sun and moon align with Earth.

A blue moon is special because it is the extra moon in a season with four full moons.

Blue moon is a phenomenon when an additional full moon appears in a subdivision of a year - the third of four full moons in a season.

Supermoon occurs when the Moon's orbit is closest (known as perigee) to Earth at the same time the Moon is full.

The last time two full supermoons appeared in the same month was in 2018 - and it won't happen again until 2037..

A full moon during perigee will appear 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than a full moon during apogee.

On Saturday, the new moon will be closest to earth since the year 992, and just a day later, there will be a conjunction of Venus and Saturn close to the moon visible to the naked eye.

The next full moon and the last supermoon of this year will appear on Thursday, August 11, reaching its peak at 9:36pm EDT, as per Space.com. Accordingly, in India, it will be visible on Friday, August 12. 

The biggest supermoon of 2022 was seen in the sky over New Delhi today. This celestial phenomenon causes the moon to appear bigger and brighter than usual.

The "Buck" supermoon will be visible on July 13, after the moon is at its closest to the Earth for the year 2022 at 2:30pm IST on Wednesday. The moon will approach a perigee distance of 357,264 kilometres away from Earth. With July 13 also being the date of a full moon, people across the planet will be able to see the biggest supermoon of the year ...

The biggest Supermoon of 2022 is set to appear tonight. This year will witness total of four full Supermoons with the third one being visible this week.

A unique full-moon yoga session set against the backdrop of the stunning Abu Dhabi skyline has been held, marking the beginning of the International Yoga Day celebrations in the United Arab Emirates(UAE).