Data map: In the early morning of March 10, the astronomical landscape of "Super Moon" appeared in the sky in Guangzhou.
China News Agency, Guangzhou, April 5 (Guo Jun, Li Jianji) According to the prediction of Guangzhou Wuyang Planetarium: On April 8, this year, the largest and roundest super moon will appear in the night sky this year. Watched.
At 2:09 on April 8 this year, the moon traveled to the closest point to the year of the earth. The distance between the two is only 357017 kilometers, and the apparent diameter of the moon reaches 33.5 arc minutes. At 10:35 on the same day, the moon, the earth, and the sun line up in a nearly straight line, at which time the moon is the most round (looking).
Why is April 8 the veritable super moon this year? This is because the moon's perigee is the closest to Mochizuki, which is only 8 hours and 26 minutes apart. The second is that the earth is closest to the moon that day. Because the two are closest in time, the public has witnessed the largest apparent diameter of the moon throughout the year.
The super moon refers to the full moon in the perigee (moon moon). It is reported that the next Super Moon will occur on May 26, 2021.
This year's Super Moon, the best time to watch is the evening of April 7, the early morning and evening of April 8. In Guangzhou, at 17:59 on April 7, the moon rises from the east; at 0:14 on the next day, the moon is mid-air, with the highest altitude, located in the south-south direction, the moonlight passes through the thinnest atmosphere, and the brightest ; At 6:23 in the morning, the moon fell from the west; at 19:04 at night, the moon rose from the east. (Finish)