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The full moon Aug. 19 will be both a supermoon and a blue moon. Aspiring astronomers can also try to spot the major lunar standstill. August to kick off four straight months of supermoons.
Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. [ 1]
The moon will reach its peak fullness at 2:26 p.m. EDT on Monday, August 19, 2024. Here in the U.S., it will be below the horizon at that time. However, the moon will look plenty full when it ...
August 11, 2024 at 5:10 AM. There's so much to see by looking up. Aside from the coming peak of the Perseid meteor shower, there's the August full moon is coming up and it's going to be a super ...
Tsukimi or Otsukimi (お月見), meaning, "moon-viewing", are Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon, a variant of the Mid-Autumn Festival.The celebration of the full moon typically takes place on the 15th day of the eighth month of the traditional Japanese calendar, known as Jūgoya (十五夜, fifteenth night); [1] the waxing moon is celebrated on the 13th day of the ninth month, known ...
Lantern Festival (in China) Tết Nguyên Tiêu (in Vietnam)[ 3] Māgha Pūjā (also written as Makha Bucha Day) is a Buddhist festival celebrated on the full moon day of the third lunar month [ 7] in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Sri Lanka and on the full moon day of Tabaung in Myanmar. It is the second most important Buddhist festival after Vesak ...
Here are the moon phases for August 2024: New Moon: Aug. 4. First Quarter: Aug. 12. Full Moon: Aug. 19. Last Quarter: Aug. 26. Why is the August full moon called the Sturgeon Moon? During the ...
강강술래) dance is a traditional folk dance performed under the full moon in the night of Chuseok. [32] Women wear Korean traditional dress, hanbok, make a big circle by holding hands, and sing a song while going around a circle. Its name, Ganggangsullae, came from the refrain repeated after each verse, and contains no actual meaning.