Supermoon Tonight: Time It Will Be Visible In India And How To Watch
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Supermoon 2023 today: The phenomenon occurs when the moon's orbit is closest (known as perigee) to Earth at the same time the Moon is full.
Skygazers will see a supermoon on Tuesday (August 1), the month's first. This will a chance for them to see a bigger and brighter moon due to its elliptical orbit around the Earth. Due to the supermoon phenomenon, the Earth's natural satellite will appear up to 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter compared to its usual brightness. There will be another supermoon this month (on August 30), marking a rare phenomenon of blue moon. Tuesday's supermoon is expected to be visible in India too.
According to American space agency NASA, the phenomenon occurs when the Moon's orbit is closest (known as perigee) to Earth at the same time the Moon is full.
On Tuesday, the moon will be 357,530 km away from Earth. On August 30, the moon will be even closer - 357,244 km - from the Earth.
