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The supermoon of 14 November 2016 was 356,511 km (221,526 mi) away [1] from the center of Earth. Supermoons occur 3–4 times per year. [2] As the Earth revolves around the Sun, approximate axial parallelism of the Moon's orbital plane (tilted five degrees to the Earth's orbital plane) results in the revolution of the lunar nodes relative to the Earth.
A lunar phase or Moon phase is the apparent shape of the Moon 's directly sunlit portion as viewed from the Earth (because the Moon is tidally locked with the Earth, the same hemisphere is always facing the Earth). In common usage, the four major phases are the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon and the last quarter; the four minor ...
Moonrise and moonset. A full moon sinking behind San Gorgonio Mountain, California, on a mid summer morning. Moonrise and moonset are times when the upper limb of the Moon appears above the horizon and disappears below it, respectively. The exact times depend on the lunar phase and declination, as well as the observer's location.
The full moon will be Tuesday night, September 17, 2024, at 10:35 p.m. EDT, NASA reports. The moon will appear full for about three days, from Monday evening through Thursday morning.
The full moon in September will reach peak illumination on Tuesday, Sept. 17. It's known as the Harvest Moon. The full moon the following month, known as the Hunter's Moon, peaks on Thursday, Oct. 17.
The eclipse will peak at 10:44 p.m. ET, when roughly 8% of the moon’s surface will be in full shadow. This will come about 10 minutes after the moon becomes full at 10:35 p.m. ET.
List of lunar features. The surface of the Moon has many features, including mountains and valleys, craters, and maria —wide flat areas that look like seas from a distance but are probably solidified molten rock. Some of these features are listed.
Lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. [1] Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth's orbit.