The moon will be larger and brighter than usual on the evening of Wednesday July 13, according to the meteorological platform Meteovista, which said on Monday that this supermoon will be clearly visible from the ground due to favorable weather conditions.
A supermoon is a full moon that appears 7% larger and 14% brighter than a regular full moon. This phenomenon occurs when the moon is at a minimum distance from the Earth. Since this celestial body revolves around our planet on an ellipsis and not on a circle, the distance which separates them is not always the same.
The moon will be closest to Earth at 8:38 PM on Wednesday, but it will not yet be visible. It will not rise until 10:30 PM and will go down at 4:21 AM on Thursday, according to Meteovista. Clear weather will most likely mark the second part of the evening and the night, with less than a 20% chance of completely cloudy skies.
A supermoon that occurs in July is called a “grain supermoon” because that is the time of year when the first grains can be harvested. It’s also known as a “Super Thunder Moon,” July being one of the least hot and stormiest months in the Northern Hemisphere.
Another supermoon occurred last month. This was a “Strawberry Supermoon” as it lit up the sky in June, when strawberries are harvested.
The next and final supermoon of the year will light up the night sky on August 11.
