{"id":21902,"date":"2023-08-31T01:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/what-time-is-the-rare-blue-supermoon-on-august-30\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T01:03:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:03:00","slug":"what-time-is-the-rare-blue-supermoon-on-august-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/what-time-is-the-rare-blue-supermoon-on-august-30\/","title":{"rendered":"What time is the rare \u2018blue supermoon\u2019 on August 30?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1YNN&amp;gpp=DBABL~BVQqAAAAAg&amp;gpp_sid=7&amp;client=ca-pub-3049143925983138&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;num_ads=1&amp;adk=2072073738&amp;adf=712772469&amp;abgtt=7&amp;w=775&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1783316139&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4018519472&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=775x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2023%2F08%2F29%2Fwhat-time-is-the-blue-supermoon%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-5506057612223327&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=194&amp;rw=774&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;asro=0&amp;aimartd=4&amp;aieuf=1&amp;aicrs=1&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1783316138975&amp;bpp=3&amp;bdt=2197&amp;idt=-M&amp;shv=r20260701&amp;mjsv=m202606290101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Deb38cfaf5314820a%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783316070%3AS%3DALNI_MZNqFbc4J_9Mwx0DA_RKZFv6Rgd_w&amp;gpic=UID%3D0000141585b75109%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783316070%3AS%3DALNI_Mb8Ou0XY9m-6RZcHIoT0NY6XJT4Aw&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D81b549665d6763db%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783316070%3AS%3DAA-AfjaPQtwRjAqqOxsOk9A3h9AB&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C336x280&amp;nras=2&amp;correlator=5218447294311&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=480&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=960&amp;u_w=1707&amp;u_ah=912&amp;u_aw=1707&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=96&amp;ady=1125&amp;biw=1421&amp;bih=637&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=31099343%2C95395661%2C42533294%2C95393485&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=4543388537478929&amp;tmod=1650993235&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=133%2C96%2C133%2C96%2C1707%2C0%2C1441%2C720%2C1438%2C637&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;pgls=CAk.&amp;ifi=3&amp;uci=a!3&amp;btvi=2&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=42\" data-google-container-id=\"a!3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CIiTqpeqvZUDFeyEJAYdJiENHg\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What makes this blue moon even more special is that it also coincides with a supermoon creating a rare event that won\u2019t happen again until 2037. Here\u2019s what time the rare blue supermoon occurs in different areas of the world\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-38062\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you feel like you\u2019re having supermoon d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu, it\u2019s completely warranted. This is our second supermoon in the month of August 2023. At the beginning of the month, we witnessed a Sturgeon Moon captivate the world in the night sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you missed it, don\u2019t worry. The blue supermoon rounding out the month on August 30th will be the biggest and brightest of the two and of the four supermoons happening this year.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-38062',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-time-is-the-blue-supermoon\">What time is the blue supermoon?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The blue supermoon peaks (officially full) at<strong> 9:36 PM EST<\/strong> or 1:36\u202fAM UTC, on Wednesday, August 30. For your convenience, here is the peak time in your city:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/strong> \u2013 10:36\u202fPM local time <\/li>\n<li><strong>Los Angeles, CA<\/strong> \u2013 6:36 PM local time<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mexico City, Mexico<\/strong> \u2013 7:36 PM local time<\/li>\n<li><strong>Honolulu, HI<\/strong> \u2013 3:36 PM local time<\/li>\n<li><strong>London, England<\/strong> \u2013 2:36\u202fAM local time, August 31<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lagos, Nigeria<\/strong> \u2013 2:36 AM local time, August 31<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paris, France<\/strong> \u2013 3:36\u202fAM local time, August 31<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moscow, Russia<\/strong> \u2013 4:36\u202fAM local time, August 31<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pakistan<\/strong> \u2013 6:36 AM local time, August 31<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mumbai, India<\/strong> \u2013 7:06 AM local time, August 31<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tokyo, Japan<\/strong> \u2013 10:35 AM local time, August 31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is only peak time, so if you miss Moon\u2019s closest approach, don\u2019t worry it\u2019ll continue to look bigger and brighter throughout the night and likely tomorrow night as well.<\/p>\n<p><ins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3049143925983138\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"display: block; 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I\u2019d recommend these options on Amazon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-a-supermoon\">What\u2019s a supermoon?<\/h2>\n<p><ins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3049143925983138\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; background-color: transparent; height: 280px;\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supermoons, by definition, happen \u201cwhen a full moon coincides with the Moon\u2019s closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit, a point known as perigee,\u201d according to NASA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDifferent publications use slightly different thresholds for deciding when a full moon is close enough to the Earth to qualify as a supermoon,\u201d says NASA. \u201cBecause the orbit of the moon is not a perfect circle, the Moon is sometimes closer to the Earth than at other times during its orbit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On average, supermoons appear around 14% bigger and 30% brighter in the night sky.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38063\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2023\/08\/29\/what-time-is-the-blue-supermoon\/supermoon_vs_micromoon_annotated-9d4bfd7-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Supermoon_vs_Micromoon_Annotated-9d4bfd7-1.webp\" data-orig-size=\"940,827\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Supermoon_vs_Micromoon_Annotated-9d4bfd7-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Supermoon_vs_Micromoon_Annotated-9d4bfd7-1.webp?w=940\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Supermoon_vs_Micromoon_Annotated-9d4bfd7-1.webp\" alt=\"what time is the blue Supermoon NASA august 30 \" class=\"wp-image-38063\" style=\"width:489px;height:430px\" width=\"489\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Supermoon_vs_Micromoon_Annotated-9d4bfd7-1.webp 940w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Supermoon_vs_Micromoon_Annotated-9d4bfd7-1.webp?resize=300,264 300w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Supermoon_vs_Micromoon_Annotated-9d4bfd7-1.webp?resize=768,676 768w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Supermoon_vs_Micromoon_Annotated-9d4bfd7-1.webp?resize=350,308 350w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Supermoon_vs_Micromoon_Annotated-9d4bfd7-1.webp?resize=140,123 140w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Supermoon_vs_Micromoon_Annotated-9d4bfd7-1.webp?resize=150,132 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Image of the Moon at Perigee (closest to Earth) and at Apogee (furthest from Earth).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes this blue moon even more special is that it also coincides with a supermoon creating a rare event that won\u2019t happen again until 2037. Here\u2019s what time the rare blue supermoon occurs in different areas of the world\u2026 If you feel like you\u2019re having supermoon d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu, it\u2019s completely warranted. 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