The next full moon will rise on Wednesday, Aug. 30, and it will be one of the brightest and largest moons of 2023.
To see this supermoon, skywatchers are going to want to get their timing just right on Aug. 30.
The term "Blue Moon" has nothing to do with color, but since the 1940s has commonly referred to the second of two full moons that fall in a calendar month; thus, Wednesday's full moon is defined as a Blue Moon because it is the second full moon of August. Just like August's first full moon, the Sturgeon Moon on Aug. 1, the Blue Moon will also be a supermoon, meaning it will occur during a period when the moon is closer to the Earth, making it appear almost imperceptibly larger in the sky.
Sources/Links:
https://www.space.com/super-blue-moon-august-2023-what-time
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