August's Rare , 'Blue Supermoon' , Is Coming.
Live Science reports that the biggest and brightest full moon of 2023 will grace the skies on August 30.
The "blue supermoon" is the result of three lunar phenomena taking place at the same time.
A "blue" moon occurs when there are two full moons in a single month.
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According to timeanddate.com, "calendar blue moons" occur approximately every two or three years.
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The next "calendar blue moon" is set to occur on May 31, 2026.
A "seasonal blue boom" occurs when a single year has 13 full moons instead of the normal 12.
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A "supermoon" takes place when the full moon occurs at the nearest point to Earth in its orbit.
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August's second full moon will be the closest of four supermoons in 2023 at 222,043 miles from Earth.
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The first full moon of the month on August 1 was only 115 miles further away at 222,158 miles.
The next full moon will take place on September 29.
The Harvest Moon will be the last supermoon of 2023.
