Full moon

Like Earth the Moon has a day side and a night side which change as the Moon rotates. In this phase the Moon is fully illuminated by the Sun.

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Its sunlit side is entirely visible from Earth.

. However astronomers regard the. Basically the Full Moon phase lasts only for a couple of moments the period when the sunlit part of the Moon is at 100. 31 is called the blue moon because its the second full moon of the same month -- following the harvest moon of Oct.

The full moon that will be visible on Oct. Moon Phases When the full moon is a little bit closer to us than usual it appears especially large and bright in the sky. Known as a supermoon the celestial spectacle will officially peak when the Moon is at its perigee at 9am GMT 5am EDT on the morning of 13 July 2022.

On some parts of the planet the actual Full Moon occurs during the day. A full moon is opposite the sun in its orbit around Earth. The moon appears full to the eye for two to three nights.

The Full Moon phase occurs when the Sun and the Moon are on different sides of the Earth. The full moon that rises on Wednesday evening will appear bigger and brighter than any other this year as it coincides with the Moons closest approach to Earth.

A Full Moon Over The Pacific

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