Supermoon 2021 April 26

[calendria]

 


Supermoon

set to appear on April 26

The Old Farmer's Almanac says the best time to see the April 26 will be at peak illumination -- 11:33 p.m. EDT.

You'll want to find an open area and watch as the moon is just above the horizon.


A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that nearly coincides with perigee—the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its elliptic orbit—resulting in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as viewed from Earth. The technical name is a perigee syzygy (of the Earth–Moon–Sun system) or a full (or new) Moon around perigee. Although the term supermoon is astrological in origin, it has no precise astronomical definition.
Wikipedia

The next supermoon will happen in May. It will be especially fascinating as it will be the closest supermoon of the year (222,116.6 miles) and will coincide with a total lunar eclipse in some places, which means it will take on a reddish look. The Old Farmer's Almanac says it will happen at 7:14 a.m. EDT on May 26.

By Espenak's definition, there was already a supermoon in March and there will be another in June.

[pkrahmer]

thanks for the info. I like supermoons!

[alina6]

I put it on the calendar and am looking forward to it

[sdenimandlace1]

I'm already a sleep for the one in April will put the one in may on the calendar

[notriko_mu]

Thanks for such an informative post!

[ktheodos]

Very cool....lots of space related events happening lately

[heypeg]

thanks for the info.

[calendria]

 


Eight more days to perigee



The Old Farmer's Almanac says the best time to see the April 26 will be at peak illumination -- 11:33 p.m. EDT.

A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that nearly coincides with perigee—the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its elliptic orbit—resulting in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as viewed from Earth. The technical name is a perigee syzygy (of the Earth–Moon–Sun system) or a full (or new) Moon around perigee. Although the term supermoon is astrological in origin, it has no precise astronomical definition.
Wikipedia

[calendria]

 

Six more days till perigee!

[cathy37]

Wow this sounds so interesting.  I will definitely have to watch for this in April because I am usually awake at this time of the night.

[calendria]

 

One more day!  Lots of kids will be watching this!

So every year, a traditional name for the full Moon in April is the Full Pink Moon. It has other names, such as Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, Fish Moon, Wildcat Moon, Deep Water Moon, Boiling Down of Sap Moon, and several more.

What time will the full moon be visible?
This full Moon—which is a supermoon, the first full Moon of spring, and the Paschal Full Moon —will be visible after sunset and reach peak illumination at 10:35 P.M. EDT.
Full Moon in April 2020: The Super Pink Moo…

www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-april

[king4cash]

Thanks calendria, I will take a look at this supermoon on the 26...

[Donnamarg323]

Jeremiah 31:35

This is what Jehovah says,

Who gives the sun for light by day,

The laws* of the moon and the stars for light by night,

Who stirs up the sea and makes its waves boisterous,

Whose name is Jehovah of armies

[sdenimandlace1]

Well I tried to stay up and see it, I only lasted till 1030, maybe the next one.

[gwilson31]

I saw it.  But it looked like every other full moon (maybe a tiny bit bigger) and it definitely wasn't pink (not even a pinkish hue).