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A super blue moon is when a supermoon and blue moon occur at the same time. This is a rare event. These are various types of full moon which are witnessed from Earth. A full moon is when the entire moon is lit up by the sun as visible from the Earth.
When there is occurrence of two full moons in a calendar month, the 2nd moon is known as the Blue Moon. It occurs approximately every 2 to 3 years.
A super blue moon is a rare occurrence where in a single month a full moon is seen from the Earth and it appears bigger than usual since the Moon is at the point in its orbit where it is closest to the Earth.
A Super Blue Moon is a very rare event. Blue Moon appears approximately every 2-3 years but its alignment with the Super moon is very rare. On an average, a Super Blue Moon happens about once in a decade.
The Super Ble Moon last occurred on 30th August 2023.
Since the Earth and Moon have elliptical orbits (oval shaped), the distance of the Moon from Earth and both their relative position to the Sun creates different views of the Moon. This is why while the moon takes 27.3 days to orbit the Earth, we see a full moon every 29.5 days when the Sun is appropriately situated to light the full moon. The Moon is closest to the Earth it is at the perigee point and apogee is when moon is the farthest.
A super blue moon is a rare occurrence where in a single month a full moon is seen from the Earth and it appears bigger than usual since the Moon is at the point in its orbit where it is closest to the Earth.
Recently, On 30th August 2023, the world witnessed the rare event of occurence of Super Blue Moon. The event led to more pronounced tidal effects, known as "king tides," with higher high tides and lower low tides in coastal regions.
The Super Blue Moon is a rare instance where a second full moon occurs in the same month and it looks bigger because it is on the Perigee point (closest to the Earth on its orbit). While, the Super Blue Moon has no substantial meteorological or tidal implications the many phases and faces of the moon are a beautiful site which generate interest in space.
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