It’s worth looking out the window today. We’ll see a giant moon in the sky.

Tonight, August 19, the moon will appear slightly larger than usual. All thanks to the very full invitee.

A supermoon, also called a giant moon, is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs relatively frequently. The term refers to a full moon that occurs when the satellite is near perigee in its orbit—its closest point to Earth. Depending on how carefully you construct the “near perigee” criterion, a supermoon can occur several times a year.

During a supermoon, the moon appears larger and brighter than it does during an average full moon. NASA data shows that The difference between the full moon at perigee (closest to Earth) and apogee (farthest from Earth) is 14%. The size of the moon’s diskIt increases its shine by up to 30%.

For several years, the use of full moon names originating from the culture of the indigenous people of North America has become popular in the Polish media. The full moon in August is called the Sturgeon Moon because during this period most of the sturgeon are caught in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. An alternative name for this full moon is the Green Corn Moon.

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The next full moon will be on Monday, August 19, at 8:28 p.m. The moon will rise at 8:10 p.m. and set at 4:18 a.m. The next full moon will occur on September 18. The next cycles this year will occur on October 17, November 15, and December 15.

The Moon can be seen in the sky with the naked eye, but viewing it with binoculars will provide a better experience. However, a full moon is not the best time to enjoy the craters and mountains on the Moon’s surface, because the best conditions for observing this part of the moon occur when it is not full. The craters and their shadows are then most clearly visible near the terminator—the dividing line between the illuminated and unilluminated parts of the Moon.