What is Blue Moon Will Be Seen Blue on Raksha Bandhan Today 2023 Know

What is Blue Moon: A rare astronomical event is going to happen on 30 August today on the occasion of Rakshabandhan. Tonight, Super Blue Moon will appear in the sky. Many people must be wondering whether the moon will become blue tonight tonight? We will tell you this further. The interesting thing is that if you do not see blue moon tonight, then the next chance will come in the year 2026 in the month of May. What is blue moon? Will the moon look blue today? Let’s know.

What is blue moon

American space agency NASA (NASA) AccordingThe most common definition of Blue Moon is that when two full moon i.e. full moon in a month, the moon of the second full moon is called Blue Moon. However, another definition states that when there are four full moon in a season, the third moon is called blue moon.

When is the blue moon visible

NASA has reported that Blue Moon appears every two and a half years. Today i.e. 30 August 2023, the next blue moon will appear in May 2026 and then in December 2028.

Time to appear super blue moon

According to TOI, at 9.30 pm, the brightness of the blue moon will be on its peak. It will start appearing from 6:35 pm in the evening. Those who want to see this view, they can see the view of super blue moon with naked eyes without any binoculars.

Today the moon will be closest to the earth!

According to the report, the moon, which appears today, will be the nearest moon of Earth this year. Tonight, the distance between Earth and Moon will be 3 lakh 57 thousand 344 km, which is 160 km less than the full moon of 1 August.
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