When is the next Super Blue Moon coming to KZN?
An experience like no other!
The stars are aligning, the ocean is churning, and our deepest desire is burning. Oh how good it is to witness the Supermoon with our own two eyes!
Recently we saw the Buck Supermoon on July 2 and 3. It was said to be brighter than the average full moon. We also saw a Blue Moon too. The burning question is...when is the next one?
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Four Supermoons are predicted for this season.
Here is what a Supermoon and a Blue Moon are:
"A supermoon is when the moon appears a little bit bigger in our sky,” Dr Shannon Schmoll, director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, told CNN.
According to NASA science, a blue moon is the term for when we see the full moon twice in a single month. The moon’s cycle is 29.5 days, so shorter than the average length of a calendar month.
Unfortunately, the next time we can witness this natural phenomenon is January and March 2037 according to the NASA website.
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Check out what last year's Buck Supermoon looked like:
An average full moon is 238,900 miles from Earth, whereas Supermoons are slightly closer. The Buck Supermoon will be 224,895 miles from Earth.
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Stay tuned for how this lunar moment will turn out.
In the meantime, here's a guide on how to cure a full moon hangover - yes, it's a thing!
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