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The first full moon of the month will take place on Tuesday, 1 August, with the next one taking place on 30 August. Both will be within 360,000 kilometres of Earth, meaning they will appear bigger ...
August 2023 is putting on two lunar shows for us, coming in the form of two super full moons.The Sturgeon Moon, the first of the month's full moons, rises on Aug. 1 in the sign of Aquarius.
How can you see August 2023’s 2nd full moon? The full moon rises on Aug. 30 at 9:35 p.m. ET. This is the first blue moon since August 2021. The next one will be in August 2024; after that, May 2027.
The "harvest moon" (also known as the "barley moon" or "full corn moon") is the full moon nearest to the autumnal equinox (22 or 23 September), occurring anytime within two weeks before or after that date. [ 17] The "hunter's moon" is the full moon following it. The names are recorded from the early 18th century. [ 18]
Full moon: 2 August, 05:52: Moon at perigee: 10 August, 01:59: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation: ... This page was last edited on 8 August 2023, at 11:31 (UTC).
Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
The first of two full moons in August will reach its peak on Tuesday August 1. As an added bonus, it will also be a supermoon! First August 2023 full moon coming Tuesday — and it's a supermoon.
On 23 August 2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation reached a significant milestone by successfully landing Chandrayaan-3's lander and rover on the Moon. [3] With this, India became the fourth country to land on the Moon and first to land near the southern polar region of the Moon.