‘Super Moon’ occurring on June 23
Saturday, 22 June 2013 14:50
Posted by Parvez Jabri
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ISLAMABAD: Full moon or call it supermoon falls on June 23, 2013 at 11:32 UTC (6:32 a.m. CDT in the US) across the world.
Thus, for many, the moon appears about as full in the June 22 evening sky as it does on the evening of June 23. This full moon is not only the closest and largest full moon of the year.
It also presents the moon's closest encounter with Earth for all of 2013.The moon will not be so close again until August, 2014, private news channel reported.
Be sure to lookout for the Moon these next few months as it approaches Perigee, because the full moon during these times will appear exceptionally large.
The Moon will be at its Perigee, or closest approach, in June 23 and it will reach full moon only a few minutes after it passes this point in its orbit.
What that means is that the Moon will be closer to the Earth on June 23, 2013 than at any other time during the year in fact, the upcoming Super Moon will be the closest encounter between the Earth and the Moon until August 2014.
This year the Supermoon will be up to 14 pecent larger and 30 percent brighter than a typical Full Moon is. This is a result of the Moon reaching its perigree - the closest that it gets to the Earth during the course of its orbit.
During perigree on June 23 the Moon will be "only" about 221,824 miles away, as compared to the 252,581 miles away that it is at its furthest distance from the Earth (apogee). The Moon will actually be at apogee only two weeks after the Supermoon, on July 7.
These `super moons' not only appear larger because they are physically closer but, combined with a full moon, the mind can play tricks on you to think they are much larger.
A new or full moon which occurs with the moon at or near (within 90% of) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit (perigee). In short, Earth, moon and sun are all in a line, with moon in its nearest approach to Earth.
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