The super blue moon, which is the biggest and brightest moon of the year would be on Wednesday and Thursday around the world.
A blue Moon happens when the pattern of days in a year means there are 13 full Moons instead of the usual 12.
The last blue Moon was in August 2021 and the next one will be in 2026.
Since the Moon is near the closest point in its orbit around Earth, the supermoon will appear larger and brighter than usual.
But it’s not called a Blue Moon because the color is blue. Shocking right?
The name of the Moon has nothing to do with color but instead is so-called because it does not fall in the usual scheme of named Moons.
There are names given to different kinds of moons.
For instance, A full Moon generally occurs once a month, meaning that an average year has 12. But the phases of the Moon take 29.5 days to complete, or 354 days for 12 cycles.
That falls short of the 365/366 days in a calendar year, so roughly every two and half years, a 13th full Moon is seen.
