The firstFriday the 13thof 2019 is coming this September , coinciding with aspookyfull moon — and that ill-omened event will also be a harvest micromoon , Newsweekreports . Here ’s everything you want to bed about the lunar spectacle .
What is a harvest micromoon?
harvesting moondescribes the full synodic month that appears in September . You may have heard that the harvest home lunation is large and deeper in color than full moons that appear at dissimilar times of the year , but this is n’t the example . The nameharvest moonhas nothing to do with its size of it or show . Many people detect the harvesting synodic month just as it surfaces above the apparent horizon — the time when it looks handsome due to themoon legerdemain , and ruddy or orange - y through the filter of Earth ’s standard pressure . But as the moon climb higher in the sky throughout the night , these characteristic disappearance away — just as they would at any other time of year .
This year , the harvest home moonshine will actually reckon smaller compare to other full lunation . On Friday , September 13 , the heavenly body attain its apogee , or the point in its arena where it ’s farthermost from Earth . It has been nickname amicromoon , which is the opposite of asupermoon .
When to see the harvest micromoon
Besides its scaled - down appearing , Friday ’s moon wo n’t seem any different from a veritable full lunation . But its rare conjunctive with Friday the 13th makes it an event that anyone with a superstitious side wo n’t want to overlook . The moon will achieve maximum fullness at 12:33 a.m. the dayspring of Saturday , September 14 in the Eastern time zone ( originally the further Rebecca West you go ) , but it will appear full and brilliant the previous and espouse nights . To grab the mini - lunar month on the 13th , await up tardy Friday night in a place with minimal light befoulment . And if you want the full harvest moon effect , look to the horizon just after moonrise at 7:33 p.m.
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