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First Super Moon of the year to light up the sky

16 August 2024 18:07 (UTC +04:00)

The first Super Moon of 2024 will be observed on August 19 at 22:26, Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory named after Nasreddin Tusi told APA.

According to NASA Science, the Next Full Moon is a Supermoon, a Blue Moon. The Moon will appear full for three days, from Sunday morning through early Wednesday morning.

This will be the first of four consecutive supermoons this year (with the full Moons in September and October virtually tied for the closest of the year).

Although it will not look blue, as the third full Moon in a season with four full Moons, this will be a Blue Moon.

On the evening of Monday, August 19 (the evening of the full Moon), as twilight ends (at 8:58 PM), the rising Moon will be 7 degrees above the east-southeastern horizon. The only visible planet will be Saturn at 1.5 degrees above the eastern horizon. Bright Venus will set four minutes before twilight ends.