A Super New Moon will be observed on June 15, the Department of Astrophysics of the Faculty of Physics at Baku State University told APA.
It was reported that this phenomenon is characterized by the Moon being both in its New Moon phase and located very close to its perigee point — the minimum distance to Earth.
The Moon will pass through its perigee point on June 15 at 03:19 a.m. Baku time, when its distance from Earth will be 357,195 km. Just a few hours later, at 06:56 a.m., the Moon will enter its New Moon phase. Since the time difference between the perigee and the New Moon is approximately 3 hours and 37 minutes, this event is referred to in astronomy as a Super New Moon.
Note that one of the closest Super New Moon events recorded to date occurred on January 22, 2023. At that time, the Moon approached Earth to a distance of approximately 356,568 km.
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