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Deer moon 2021
The full moon of July, nicknamed “The Gazelle Moon”, illuminates the sky of the Earth on Wednesday the 13th, which will reach its climax at 18:38 GMT.
The moon will appear bright orange and full between Tuesday 12 and Thursday 14 July. Sky watchers may notice that the full moon on Wednesday evening, will appear larger and brighter than usual, and this is because, for the third month in a row, the full moon will rise like a giant moon – when it is at perigee, at its closest point to Earth.
This month, the moon reaches its perigee at 09:00 GMT, on July 13, just 10 hours before the full moon rises in the sky.
According to timeanddate.com, a supermoon can appear up to 16% larger and brighter in the sky than the average full moon.
The July full moon is the third giant moon for this year out of four, after the first giant moon in May, known as the “Venus Moon” and the second giant moon last June, known as the “strawberry moon.”
Next month’s “sturgeon moon,” which peaks on August 11, will be the last supermoon of the year.
The full moons of each month acquired their unique names thanks to the indigenous tribes of North America. According to this calendar, the tribes called the full moon of July “deer moon”, because at this time of the year, it is customary for deer antlers to grow fully.
A full moon occurs once a month when the sun, earth and moon line up on an invisible 180-degree line. The Moon’s orbit differs by about 5 degrees from the Earth’s orbit, so it is usually slightly above or below the Earth’s shadow, allowing sunlight to illuminate the side facing the Earth.
Source: Live Science
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