A supermoon will shine in the sky at any moment – for the third time in a row. The Silver Globe will appear larger and brighter than usual.
The next full moon will fall on Thursday, October 17. Its climax will take place at 1:26 p.m. Our natural satellite is then located on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The visible side of the Moon's disk will then be entirely illuminated by sunlight.
Supermoon in October
When the full moon is at perigee, the point in its orbit closest to the Earth, the full moon is called a superfull moon or a supermoon. The Silver Globe then appears larger and brighter than during an average full moon. And so it will be this time. What's more, during the October full moon the Moon will be closer to our planet than during any other full moon this year. It will be 357,367 kilometers away from us. During the last superfull moon, which occurred on September 18, the Moon was 357,386 km from Earth.
This is the third consecutive super full moon this year. We also experienced such a phenomenon in August.
Moon phasesNASA/Bill Dunford
Blood Moon
The original names given to each full moon date back to Native American traditions. The Full Moon in October is called, among other things, the Hunters' Moon, which refers to hunters who went hunting in autumn. Another name, Blood Moon, has a similar origin. This is about numerous hunts for wild animals taking place this month.
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