Super Blue Moon visible over the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion (Athens, Greece) on August 30 – Photo: Reuters
according to the news site spaceA super blue moon occurs when two different astronomical phenomena, a supermoon and a blue moon, occur at the same time.
blue moon A full moon is the occurrence of a full moon appearing twice within a calendar month or thrice within four months. This event occurs on average every 2.8 years. In Eastern culture, years with a Blue Moon event are lunar leap month years.
During this, super moon This is a phenomenon that occurs when the Moon comes very close to the Earth during a full moon. At this time, the Moon may appear 14% larger than normal and brighter than normal. The Super Moon event is not very rare, it may occur 2-5 times per year.
Meanwhile, Super Blue Moon is a combination of the two phenomena of Super Moon and Blue Moon. This is an extremely rare event, taking 10-20 years to repeat.
The next Super Blue Moon is predicted to occur in 2037.
Super Blue Moon over the city of Porto Alegre (Brazil) on August 30 – Photo: Reuters
Super Blue Moon in Galata Tower (Istanbul, Turkey) on August 30 – Photo: AFP
The Super Blue Moon was photographed from a street light pole in Cape Town (South Africa) – Photo: Reuters
Father and son walking under the super blue moon sky in Havana (Cuba) – Photo: AFP
Super blue moon in Rabat city (Morocco) – Photo: AFP
Super Blue Moon visible over the capital Belgrade (Serbia) – Photo: AFP
Super Blue Moon in the Temple of Apollo, city of Corinth (Greece) – Photo: AFP
The plane passed by the Super Blue Moon and a pyramid in the city of Giza (Egypt) – Photo: AFP
Super Blue Moon in the West Bank (Palestine) – Photo: AFP
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