You will want to set your alarms for this one — a supermoon is set is appear above our heads early Friday morning, the last one of 2023.
According to the Farmers’ Almanac, there are four supermoons a year, and the one that comes in September or October is called the Harvest Moon.
The name is related to harvest time and the fall equinox, as due to the Earthās tilt, the Moon rises a bit sooner than it does at other times of the year. As a result, farmers and gardeners receive extra light for gathering crops,” the almanac reads in part.
It will reach peak illumination on Friday at 5:58 am in Eastern time zones and 2:58 am in the Pacific time zones.
- You might also like:
- Snowtember: Flurries spotted at Whistler Blackcomb this week (PHOTOS)
- Photo fallout: US town bans tourists from Instagrammable fall foliage sites
- Here are the $2.99 movies at Cineplex theatres across Canada in October
- Vancouverites saw the northern lights last night and it was so intense (PHOTOS)
But you could start seeing it light up the sky late Thursday night, and it will appear full to our eyes for up to the next three nights.
A supermoon “occurs when the Moon is at least ninety percent of the way to its perigee position at the same time that it is in its ‘full’ or ‘new’ phase.”
While that’s great news for early-morning astronomers, if it’s cloudy, you’ll be out of luck.
Follow Channels and Categories