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The biggest and brightest Moon of the year will be visible on Wednesday and Thursday from around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It will be a rare chance to see what is known as a blue supermoon – the last one was in 2009. A blue Moon happens when the pattern of days in a year means there are 13 full Moons instead of the usual 12.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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If the skies are clear, the best time to see the spectacle in the UK will be in early hours of Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

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This blue Moon is also known as a supermoon and will appear larger and brighter than usual. That is because the Moon is near the closest point in its orbit around Earth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But anyone hoping to see the Moon tinged the colour blue will be disappointed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The name of the Moon has nothing to do with colour but instead is so called because it does not fall in the usual scheme of named Moons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cultures around the world including Native American societies give names to full Moons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A full Moon generally occurs once a month, meaning that an average year has 12. But the phases of the Moon actually take 29.5 days to complete, or 354 days for 12 cycles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That falls short of the 365\/366 days in a calendar year, so roughly every two and half years, a 13th full Moon is seen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It is thought that the rarity is where the phrase “once in a blue Moon” may come from. The last blue Moon was in August 2021 and the next one will be in 2026. But the combination of a blue Moon and super Moon is much rarer and we will have to wait until 2037 to see it again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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No special equipment like a telescope is needed to observe the sight – it will just be a case of looking at the sky towards the south.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In the UK the peak time will be 02:35 on Thursday. But as long as it is not cloudy, the Moon’s rise should also be spectacular as it appears above the horizon shortly after sunset.<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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