![]() The second supermoon of the year occurs on August 1. ![]() The July full moon is known as the buck moon.Īugust’s First Full Moon, Second Supermoon of 2023Īugust is a busy season for the lunar calendar. July's full moon is the first supermoon of the year! July 3 will feature brighter overnight skies. July’s Full Moon - First Supermoon of 2023 The strawberry moon will occur on June 3. The moon is named after how when summer begins the strawberries ripen. The flower moon will be in full bloom on May 5. The moon won't turn pink or have a pink hue, it's just named after the wildflowers that grow mid-spring. The full moon is named after the first full moon of the spring season, so it is known as the worm moon.Īpril's full moon is called the pink moon. The full moon for March will take place on the 7. On March 1, Meteorological spring begins and astronomical spring starts March 20. We anticipate it to take place on February 5. The January moon is also known as the wolf moon.įebruary's full moon is called the snow moon. January's full moon occurred on January 6. Blue moons happen once every two to three years. ![]() The last supermoon of the season will be the Harvest Moon on September 29.Īnother exciting fact about this year is that instead of having the usual 12 full moons, we'll have 13 due to the blue moon. This super / blue moon will be the biggest and brightest full moon this year. The blue moon is expected to occur August 30. When two full moons happen within the same calendar month, it is referred to as a blue moon. The third supermoon of the year will occur in August and will be extra special. The second supermoon will occur in August on the first day of the month. The first supermoon is expected to light up the sky with some fireworks, on July 3. The last supermoon of 2023 will be at the beginning of fall. NASA says, "When a full moon appears at perigee it is slightly brighter and larger than a regular full moon – and that's where we get a 'supermoon.'" Excitingly enough, the brightest of all will be the 'once in a blue moon' supermoon.Īccording to NASA, a supermoonoccurs when the Moon’s orbit is closest to Earth at the same time the Moon is full. Overall there will be four supermoons in 2023. A supermoon is defined by the distance between the moon and earth. While a full moon can light up the night sky, there are certain times when the moon is brighter, these are called supermoons. WEST MICHIGAN - This year, there will be a total of 13 full moons.
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