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Blue Super Moon Rising: Tonight, 99%; Tomorrow, 100%, 08/31/2023 (Depending on Location)

The Second Full Moon, a Blue Super Moon, is rising in its nearest position to Earth.

Tonight the Super Moon stations at 99% in its Waxing Gibbous phase. Super Moons are Super big and bright when they appear in their perigean position (ie. closest position to Earth). The Super Moon at 100% on August 31, 2023 marks the nearest moon to Earth of the year. November 25, 2025 is the next time the Moon will make such an appearance.  Super Moons raise the Perigean Spring Tides, named for tides that “spring forth,” not the Season of Spring.

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