This year's "Super Moon" will be staged tonight (13th), and the full moon seen on Earth is 7% larger than that seen on weekdays.
The sky is clear and clear in Hong Kong tonight. The Space Museum said that the moon will be closest to the earth at 5:06 pm today, but the moon will not appear until 7 pm in Hong Kong, and it will be the largest in the year until 2:38 am on Thursday (14th). Full moon moment.
The Space Museum recommends that the best time to watch the supermoon is between 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., that is, "the moon rises impatiently, and it is closer to the horizon." Orange, plus "There are some buildings, the sea and the mountains as a foil, and the size of the (moon) will be small visually."
▼On July 13th, citizens will watch this year's super moon▼
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Citizens enjoy the giant moon on the platform of Harbour City
According to the observatory data, because the moon's orbit around the earth is elliptical, the moon sometimes gets closer to the earth. If the full moon occurs when the moon reaches the closest point to the earth, the moon will appear larger, commonly known as "super moon" ".
Today is the 15th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is the closest to the earth in Japan, so you can enjoy the largest full moon of the year, which is 7% larger than the full moon seen on weekdays.
The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" directly observed the appearance of the super moon on the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui. At about 7:00 p.m., the moon was slightly blocked by clouds in the sky, and the moon could only be viewed in the cloud gap.
After that, the moon broke through the clouds and hung high in the night sky. It was not only round and large, but also very bright.
The phenomenon of the super moon also attracted many citizens to take photos with their mobile phones or cameras. On the platform of Harbour City, many citizens gathered in front of the railings and took pictures of the super moon with their phones.
▼On May 26, 2021, a "Super Blood Moon" appeared over Hong Kong▼
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Next year's super moon in August will be bigger than this time
Chen Junlin, the first-level assistant curator of the Hong Kong Space Museum, said that the diameter of the largest and smallest full moons seen on Earth can differ by 14%, but he emphasized that "it is not a good idea to see the difference with the naked eye, and it may be compared with a camera", and the difference between months is smaller, or only 1% difference.
As for the viewing location, Chen Junlin pointed out that the weather is good tonight, "it's easy to see it", and that people can see it all night after 7:30 when they look up to the sky.
Next year's largest supermoon will appear in August, when the moon will be closer to Earth than this time and will appear larger on Earth.
▼On July 11, the weather was sunny and hot and the temperature reached a new high this year▼
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