Thursday night will be the brightest night of the year, supermoon will spread moonlight on Sharad Purnima.
– Supermoon will appear the brightest and largest moon on Sharad Purnima
Bhopal, 16 October (HS). The night of Sharad Purnima on Thursday, October 17 is going to be very special for people interested in astronomy. Although the moon of Sharad Utsav is considered bright with the belief of shining with its 16 phases, but this time scientifically the moon rising on Thursday evening will be the brightest moon of the year in the form of Sharad Supermoon and it will remain in its full glory throughout the night. Will spread moonlight. Due to this, the night of Sharad Purnima will be the brightest night of this year.
Giving this information on Wednesday, National Award winning science broadcaster Sarika Gharu said that the shining moon will be at a distance of only 3 lakh 57 thousand 364 kilometers from the Earth, which is the shortest distance for this year. Due to the proximity it will appear relatively larger and brighter. In western countries it has been named Hunter’s Moon.
He told that it will come to its closest point at 4:56 pm Indian time and about an hour later, it will rise in the east as Sharad Supermoon and spread its moonlight in the sky throughout the night. Even if according to religious beliefs you are celebrating the festival by eating kheer on Wednesday night, but in terms of brightness, scientifically the moon will be at its maximum on Thursday only. If clouds or fog do not become a hindrance, you will also be able to enjoy this brightest night of the year.
What is supermoon?
Sarika told that the Moon revolving around the Earth does not revolve in a circular path but revolves in an oval path. Due to this, its distance from the Earth sometimes increases to 406,700 km and sometimes it even comes closer to 356,500 km. When the Moon comes near the Earth and at that time the full moon occurs, the Moon appears about 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter. This is called supermoon. The closest supermoon of the year will be on Thursday.
This year’s three supermoons
Date Moon’s distance from Earth
19 August 361,970 km
17 September 357,486 km
17 October 357,364 km
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