The blue moon will reach its fullest splendor at 9:35 pm EDT, signifying its status as a super blue moon. As the moon rises above the horizon at this time, its brilliance will become evident to skywatchers across the region. In the city of Miami, the blue moon will make its appearance on August 30, 2023, at 7:06 pm EDT. The celestial display will conclude as the moon gracefully sets at 6:28 am PDT on August 31, 2023. The Saturn should also be visible near the moon as it appears in the night sky. At 9:36 pm PDT, the moon will reach its fullest phase, at which point it will officially become a super blue moon.
In Los Angeles, the blue moon will appear at 7:36 pm PDT, when it will ascend above the horizon, becoming visible to onlookers. As it graces the big apple’s night sky, the moon will reach its closest point to Earth in its orbit. New York: A Night of Celestial Grandeurįor the night owls of New York City, the blue moon of August 2023 is scheduled to make its appearance at 7:10 pm EDT.
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Interestingly, an older interpretation of a Blue Moon, dating back to at least the 1500s, refers to the third full moon within a season containing four full moons.
This will be the second full moon in August, earning it the label of a “Blue Moon,” according to the criteria established by Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946. That distance is still relatively closer than the moon’s average distance from our planet, which stands at about 240,000 miles (386,242 km), according to. However, at a distance of 222,043 miles (357,344 km) from the Earth, this may not be readily discernible to the naked eye. When it appears in the night sky, it will seem approximately 7% larger than usual and shine 15% brighter than the ordinary full moon. What sets this blue supermoon apart is its size and brightness.
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