Supermoon 2020: Moon to be closest to Earth today
The moon will be closest to the Earth on Tuesday night. At the same time, on April 8, the moon of the full moon will be seen. Sumit Srivastava, the scientific officer of Indira Gandhi Constellation School, said that the moon will be the closest to the Earth at 11:38 pm on Tuesday night. At this time, the distance of the Moon from Earth will be just 356900 kilometers.
According to astronomy, this position of the Moon is called the position of the perigee. From this time onwards, the moon will begin to look quite large to us. But to see the super moon, we have to wait for Wednesday because the full moon will be on the next day i.e. April 8 at eight in the morning. In the daylight, we will not be able to see the supermoon, so immediately after sunset on Wednesday, we will be able to observe the wonderful view of the super moon all night.
Supermoon is a unique event
In general, the distance of the Earth from the Moon is considered to be 384400 kilometers and when the Moon is the most distant from the Earth, this distance is about 405696 kilometers. This is called apogee’s position in astronomy. Supermoon is a unique event that occurs when the moon is at its closest to Earth.
