Skygazers in Singapore can expect the next full moon - dubbed the Pink Moon - on Apr 24.
A plane is pictured flying past the Worm Moon in Singapore on Mar 25, 2024. , Pink and Flower. The next time you see a full moon, know that each one in a year - there are typically 12 - carries a different and distinct name.
Over time, these terms became widely known and were tied to European months, the US agency said on its website.The last supermoon of 2022, known as the Sturgeon Moon, was seen rising in the east of Singapore on Aug 11, 2022. The Wolf and Snow Moons at the start of the year have their names anchored in winter.
Leading the second half of the year is the Buck Moon in July. This is typically when new antlers begin appearing on buck deer, said NASA, adding that this full moon is also known as the Thunder Moon because of early summer's frequent thunderstorms.in tandem with the belief that this fish is more easily caught during this period, while the Harvest Moon in September gets its name from being the closest to the autumnal equinox.
Occasionally, we are treated to two full moons in the same month. This happens because the moon’s cycle is about 29.5 days, slightly shorter than the average length of a calendar month, NASA explained. A Blue Supermoon, the second full moon of a calendar month, rises above the Apollo Temple in ancient Corinth, Greece on Aug 30, 2023.
"The full moon in October will be the nearest one to Earth whereas the full moon in August also happens to be the third full moon of the season, between Jun 20 to Sep 22, known as the Blue Moon."
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