WARTABANJAR.COM, BANJARMASIN– The first supermoon phenomenon in 2023 occurred in Indonesia last Monday (3/7/2023), and can be observed by people in all parts of Indonesia without any tools.
Not only in Indonesia, but the first supermoon in 2023 is also visible in several other countries.
Supermoon is a phenomenon when the full moon is closest to Earth, making the full moon appear bigger and brighter.
This happens because the moon’s path around the Earth is not perfectly round or tends to be oval.
Besides today, the supermoon phenomenon will also occur on August 1, August 31, and September 29, 2023.
In other countries, such as Saudi Arabia, England and the Philippines, there is also a supermoon.
Today, Wednesday (5/7/2023), hashtags or supermoon hashtags are trending on Twitter, displaying many photos of supermoon sightings in various countries taken by netizens.
In Saudi Arabia, to be precise in the City of Medina, the appearance of a supermoon appears right above the historic mosque, namely the Quba Mosque, uploaded yesterday Tuesday (4/7/2023).
The moon looks beautiful, round, big and very close.
Breathtaking images of the #supermoon tonight witnessed in the skies of Madinah in the vicinity of Masjid Quba. #giantmoon #moon pic.twitter.com/Z1CzbHETl9
— Haramain Archive (@muslimakkah) July 3, 2023
Meanwhile in England, the appearance of the supermoon was observed from the historical site Stonehenge and New Yorkshire on Monday (3/7/2023) evening local time.
Here’s a photo:
First Supermoon of 2023 rising at Stonehenge last night. 📷 credit Stonehenge Dronescapes on FB 🙏👏🌕#fullmoon #moon #stonehenge #supermoon pic.twitter.com/VPEH3gl4wB
— Stonehenge U.K (@ST0NEHENGE) July 3, 2023
First supermoon of 2023 ascends above #UK. #supermoon pic.twitter.com/1Q3njbaRfW
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) July 3, 2023
“A wonderful sight to behold” The full moon rises from above North Yorkshire last night. Roker Lighthouse, Sunderland. @StormHour @ThePhotoHour #BuckMoon #supermoon pic.twitter.com/qMJY92BAcN
— simon c woodley (@simoncwoodley) July 4, 2023
About Supermoons
Quoted from the Live Science page, this month is called a supermoon because it is closer to the earth than usual.
Observers also stated that during the phenomenon, the moon will also be in a lower position than at other times.
At that time, the earth will be fully illuminated by the sun and is best seen when the moon will rise the night before.
The July 2023 supermoon is also called the Buck Moon.
Like other full moon phenomena, the July 2023 supermoon also has the most popular name, the Buck Moon, which comes from the antlers of the male deer (bucks).
The Almanac mentioned in July that the stag’s antlers were growing.
However, this supermoon also has other names such as Thunder Moon, Hay Moon, Salmon Moon, and Raspberry Moon.
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Buck Moon can be called a supermoon because it is a little closer to the earth so it looks big and bright.
Basically, the moon has an elliptical orbit.
Because of this, every month the moon has a perigee (closest distance) and (apogee) farthest point which ranges from 225,800-251,800 miles or 363,400-405,500 kilometers.
Fred Espenak, NASA astronomer explained that the moon that meets the supermoon has the shortest distance of up to 90%.
Because it’s only natural that the size will be much bigger.
Nevertheless, the Buck Moon turns out to be the first and smallest of the remaining supermoons in 2023.
The next supermoon will take place on August 1, August 30 and September 29 which is expected to be bigger.
When the Buck Moon phenomenon takes place, the distance will be at a point 361,935 km from the earth. Meanwhile, the biggest supermoon that will take place on August 30 with the name Blue Moon is 357,334 km from Earth.
Although the smallest supermoon, the Buck Moon is one of the lowest hanging full moons of the year.
This can be seen clearly in the Northern Hemisphere.
Basically, the full moon reflects the position of the Sun during the day.
When the sun is at its highest point in the northern hemisphere’s daytime sky, the full moon will be at its lowest point.
The opposite happened in December.
At that time the moon is at its highest point at night and even occurs above the equator.
The next supermoon will occur on August 1 with the name Sturgeon Moon which will be 357,530 km from Earth.
Supermoon Interesting Facts:
Here are some interesting supermoon facts, reported from the space.com page:
1. The light of the supermoon is 30 percent brighter
During the supermoon phenomenon, the full moon will appear 30 percent brighter, so many people imagine they will see a very bright full moon.
However, these percentages are not a comparison to full moons at their average distance from Earth, but rather they are compared to their farthest distance from Earth (apogee).
Thus, a 30 percent increase in moonlight (a measure of the amount of light per unit area) equates to an increase in brightness of only 0.28 and is barely noticeable to the eye.
2. The size of the supermoon is 14 percent larger
When a supermoon occurs, the full moon will appear 14 percent larger.
This is what makes it different from other full moon phenomena.
Thanks to this power of suggestion, some people will feel that during the supermoon phenomenon, the full moon will look extraordinary.
But in fact, the supermoon barely looks any different from most other full moons.
To see the difference, you need to look at the apogean (smallest) full moon and perigean (largest) full moon side by side.
3. The influence of the tides
The supermoon will produce a range of dramatically high and low ocean tides.
Such extreme tides are known as perigean spring tides. Every month spring tides occur when the moon is full and new.
At these times the moon and sun form a line with the Earth, so the tidal effects complement each other.
During a supermoon or full moon the gravitational effects of the sun and moon combine.
The sun’s gravitational effect on Earth, as in affecting the tides, is only about half that of the moon.
When the moon is closest to Earth, its gravitational pull is at its highest, causing the perigean tides to be higher than normal.(brs/various sources)
Editor: Yau
2023-07-04 23:20:19
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