The moon will appear full until early Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service forecasts mostly clear skies with a low around 68 degrees in Wichita on Monday night.
A supermoon is defined as either a new or full moon that occurs when the moon is within 90% of its closest approach to Earth, NASA says, making supermoons are the “biggest and brightest” full moons of the year.
Many moon names come from Indigenous cultures. The Farmers’ Almanac uses Indigenous moon names, along with monikers from colonial America and other North American sources.
August’s moon is also considered a blue moon by some astronomers, in addition to being a supermoon.
What is a blue moon?
There’s no universally agreed upon definition of a blue moon by astronomers.
These are two common definitions of a blue moon; most astronomers use one or the other. It’s the second definition that would apply to this week’s moon, since it is the third full moon of the summer and there’s a fourth in September.
Neither of the definitions refer to a moon that is blue in color, although on rare occasions the moon can appear blue from Earth because you view it through a haze of dust particles in our atmosphere, according to Royal Museums Greenwich.
Sept. 17: harvest moon (supermoon and partial lunar eclipse)
Oct. 17: hunter’s moon (supermoon)
Nov. 15: beaver moon (supermoon)
Dec. 15: cold moon
The Kansas Astronomical Observers will host monthly meetings 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and Sept. 21 outside Lake Afton Public Observatory, and visitors are welcome.
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