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The final supermoon of 2023 is around the corner. The full Harvest moon in Aries rises on Sept. 29. Like the moons of July and August, this full moon will appear bigger than regular full moons.
The full moon occurs roughly once a month. The time interval between a full moon and the next repetition of the same phase, a synodic month, averages about 29.53 days. Because of irregularities in the moon's orbit, the new and full moons may fall up to thirteen hours either side of their mean.
The full moon on September 29, called the harvest moon, is also the fourth and final supermoon of 2023.
On Friday, September 29, 2023, at 5:58 a.m. ET, the full Harvest Moon reaches its peak in the sign of Aries, creating space for a reflective moment.
Báik-nguŏk-cáik. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
The September equinox (or southward equinox) is the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward. Because of differences between the calendar year and the tropical year, the September equinox may occur from September 21 to 24. At the equinox, the Sun as viewed from the equator rises due east and sets due west.
A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that nearly coincides with perigee —the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its elliptic orbit —resulting in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as viewed from Earth. [1] The technical name is a perigee syzygy (of the Earth–Moon–Sun system) or a full (or new) Moon ...
The last supermoon of 2023 rises over the horizon at a high school football game between Farragut and Bradley Central at Farragut, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023 in Knoxville, Tennessee.