Image at top via Katie Steiger-Meister/USFWS
In North America, we often call the August full moon the Sturgeon Moon, Corn Moon or Grain Moon. Tonight – August 29, 2015 – if you’re in this hemisphere, it’s a super Sturgeon Moon you’ll see.
The full moons on August 29, September 28 and October 27 all enjoy supermoon status in 2015, because the centers of these full moons and the center of Earth are less than 361,836 kilometers (224,834 miles) apart. So it’s a super close full moon you’ll see on this night, dubbed, in modern skylore, a supermoon.
Some dislike the term supermoon, but we think it’s fun. But is it rare? No. We have three full supermoons this year, and we already had three new moon supermoons in January, February and March, 2015.
Read more about this month’s supermoon
The closest supermoon of the year will arrive with the September 28, 2015 full moon. It’ll be only 356,877 kilometers (221,753 miles) from Earth.
Moreover, the closest and largest full supermoon of the year on September 28 will stage a total eclipse of the moon. This will be the fourth and final eclipse of a lunar tetrad – four total lunar eclipses in a row, each separated by six lunar months (full moons), with no partial lunar eclipse in between. Some refer to the four eclipses of a lunar tetrad as Blood Moons.
Technically speaking, we in North America won’t see the moon at the instant it turns full because it will happen during our daylight hours, when the moon is below our horizon and beneath our feet. The worldwide map below shows you the day and night sides of the world at the instant of the August 29 full moon (18:35 Universal Time). At United states time zones, that translates to 2:35 p.m. EDT, 1:35 p.m. CDT, 12:35 p.m. MDT or 11:35 a.m. PDT. You have to be on the nighttime side of the world to see the moon at the exact instant that it turns full.
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Day and night sides of Earth at instant of August 2015 full moon (2015 August 29 at 18:35 Universal Time).
Everyone around the word, however, will see a full-looking moon in the east at dusk or nightfall, highest up for the night around midnight and sitting low in the west at dawn. The moon stays more or less opposite the sun for the duration of the night on August 29, 2015.
Bottom line: In North America, we sometimes call the August full moon the Sturgeon Moon. If you’re in this hemisphere, it’s a super Sturgeon Moon you’ll see on August 29, 2015. Supermoon info here.
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Image at top via Katie Steiger-Meister/USFWS
In North America, we often call the August full moon the Sturgeon Moon, Corn Moon or Grain Moon. Tonight – August 29, 2015 – if you’re in this hemisphere, it’s a super Sturgeon Moon you’ll see.
The full moons on August 29, September 28 and October 27 all enjoy supermoon status in 2015, because the centers of these full moons and the center of Earth are less than 361,836 kilometers (224,834 miles) apart. So it’s a super close full moon you’ll see on this night, dubbed, in modern skylore, a supermoon.
Some dislike the term supermoon, but we think it’s fun. But is it rare? No. We have three full supermoons this year, and we already had three new moon supermoons in January, February and March, 2015.
Read more about this month’s supermoon
The closest supermoon of the year will arrive with the September 28, 2015 full moon. It’ll be only 356,877 kilometers (221,753 miles) from Earth.
Moreover, the closest and largest full supermoon of the year on September 28 will stage a total eclipse of the moon. This will be the fourth and final eclipse of a lunar tetrad – four total lunar eclipses in a row, each separated by six lunar months (full moons), with no partial lunar eclipse in between. Some refer to the four eclipses of a lunar tetrad as Blood Moons.
Technically speaking, we in North America won’t see the moon at the instant it turns full because it will happen during our daylight hours, when the moon is below our horizon and beneath our feet. The worldwide map below shows you the day and night sides of the world at the instant of the August 29 full moon (18:35 Universal Time). At United states time zones, that translates to 2:35 p.m. EDT, 1:35 p.m. CDT, 12:35 p.m. MDT or 11:35 a.m. PDT. You have to be on the nighttime side of the world to see the moon at the exact instant that it turns full.
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Day and night sides of Earth at instant of August 2015 full moon (2015 August 29 at 18:35 Universal Time).
Everyone around the word, however, will see a full-looking moon in the east at dusk or nightfall, highest up for the night around midnight and sitting low in the west at dawn. The moon stays more or less opposite the sun for the duration of the night on August 29, 2015.
Bottom line: In North America, we sometimes call the August full moon the Sturgeon Moon. If you’re in this hemisphere, it’s a super Sturgeon Moon you’ll see on August 29, 2015. Supermoon info here.
EarthSky astronomy kits are perfect for beginners. Order today from the EarthSky store
Donate: Your support means the world to us
from EarthSky http://ift.tt/1JCJIQS
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