{"id":48585,"date":"2022-07-18T15:08:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T22:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=48585"},"modified":"2022-07-18T19:40:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T02:40:38","slug":"48585","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2022\/07\/18\/48585\/","title":{"rendered":"Only One More Supermoon Left for 2022 …"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you were lucky enough to be treated to clear skies last Wednesday, you were able to enjoy the third Supermoon of the year \u2013 the \u201cBuck Moon\u201d<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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by AZP<\/p><\/div>\n

What Is A \u201cSupermoon\u201d?<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Although there are several technical definitions of what constitutes a Supermoon, the most widely accepted one is a full or new moon that is near the perigee (point in the Moon\u2019s orbit where it is closest to Earth).\u00a0 The term \u201cSupermoon\u201d<\/em> was coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979 and stipulates the Moon must be within 90% of perigee.<\/p>\n

Although the distance parameters would include new moons, since new moons are virtually invisible to the naked eye we tend to use the term only for full moons.<\/p>\n

For 2022 there will be four Supermoons \u2013 with only one remaining:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Supermoons\u00a0in\u00a02022<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Name<\/strong><\/td>\nDate<\/strong><\/td>\nDistance from Earth<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Full Flower Moon<\/a><\/td>\nMay 16 at 12:15\u00a0A.M.\u00a0EDT<\/td>\n225,015.3\u00a0miles (362,127 km)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Full Strawberry Moon<\/a><\/td>\nJune 14 at 7:52\u00a0A.M.\u00a0EDT<\/td>\n222,238.4 miles (357,658 km)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Full Buck Moon<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nJuly 13 at 2:38\u00a0P.M.\u00a0EDT<\/strong><\/td>\n222,089.3\u00a0miles (357,418 km)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Full Sturgeon Moon<\/a><\/td>\nAugust 11 at 9:36\u00a0P.M.\u00a0EDT<\/td>\n224,569.1\u00a0miles (361,409 km)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What Is a Supermoon? | When to See Supermoons in 2022 | The Old Farmer’s Almanac<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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by AFP<\/p><\/div>\n

Why Do Supermoons\u00a0Occur?<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Two astronomical phenomena explain why Supermoons occur.<\/p>\n

Foremost is the fact that the moon does not travel in a perfect circular orbit around the Earth.\u00a0 Rather, it travels in an elliptical path.<\/p>\n

The other contributing factor is that our Earth does not sit in the smackdab center of this orbit.\u00a0 So consequently, there are points when the moon is closest to the Earth (Perigee)<\/em><\/strong>, and others when it\u2019s furthest away (Apogee)<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

So Why Is the July Supermoon Called the \u201cBuck Moon\u201d?<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Like many, if not most, of our Supermoons, the Buck Moon was so named by Native Americans.\u00a0 This time of year is when the new antlers of buck deer begin pushing out of their foreheads, covered in the usual velvety fur that\u2019s loaded with blood vessels.\u00a0 (This extraordinary supply of nutrients in the velvet makes deer antlers the fastest growing tissue of any mammal.)<\/p>\n

But it is also called the \u201cThunder Moon\u201d<\/em> because of so many frequent thunderstorms at this time of year.\u00a0 And in Europe it\u2019s commonly called the \u201cHay Moon\u201d<\/em>, because it\u2019s the time of year when farmers start making hay.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s enjoy some Supermoons from near and far.<\/p>\n

The Americas<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Asia<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Europe<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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New York City<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Seattle<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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But no matter what it\u2019s called, it truly is a beautiful event.<\/p>\n

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by BELatina<\/p><\/div>\n

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If you were lucky enough to be treated to clear skies last Wednesday, you were able to enjoy the third Supermoon of the year \u2013 the \u201cBuck Moon\u201d. What Is A \u201cSupermoon\u201d? Although there are several technical definitions of what constitutes a Supermoon, the most widely accepted one is a full or new moon that […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[5041,5039,5040,5038],"class_list":["post-48585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-apogee","tag-buck-moon","tag-perigee","tag-supermoon","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48585\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}