Important Takeaways:

• The closest, brightest full moon of 2023 is also the second full moon in August.
• Called a “blue supermoon,” it is the result of three lunar phenomena happening at once.
• The “blue” supermoon’s name has nothing to do with the moon’s color. In fact, it will actually be orange.
• Blue moons of this type, called “calendar blue moons,” occur roughly every two or three years, with the next one occurring on May 31, 2026
• August’s second full moon is the third and closest of four supermoons in 2023.
• The next full moon will be the Harvest Moon, on Sept. 29. In addition to being one of the best-known full moons of the year, it’s the last supermoon in 2023.

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