A spectacle not to be missed. This Monday evening, it will be necessary to raise the eyes to the sky at 6:48 pm precise to see the first "Super Moon" of the year 2020, according to the calculations of the site Heavens-above.com.
During this phenomenon of "Super Moon", also called "perigee-syzygy", the Moon is closest to the Earth and therefore appears larger in the sky.
Other "Super Moons" on April 8 and May 7
During a "super moon", the moon's disc is 7% larger and 30% brighter than during a classic full moon, explains the site specializing in astronomy. If, in normal times, the distance between Earth and the satellite oscillates between 356,410 km and 406,740 km, during a "Super Moon", it is less than 358,000 km, according to the definition worked out by Nasa.
This Monday evening, according to calculations by Heavens-above.com, the Moon should be 357,224 kilometers from our planet Earth. The term "Super Moon" was coined in 1979 by Richard Nolle, an astrologer. If you can not observe this phenomenon, do not panic, it should happen again on April 8 and May 7.
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