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Updated 30 August 2023 at 23:16 IST

Watch: Super Blue Moon lit up night skies, celestial spectacle captures netizens attention

The moon, largest of the four supermoons was only be 3.57.344km away from the Earth. The moon, contrary to its name, was not blue in colour.

Isha Bhandari
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Watch: Super blue moon lit up night skies, celestial spectacle captures netizens attention
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The “once in a blue moon” celestial phenomenon lit up the sky on Wednesday (August 30) at 8:37 pm EDT and will achieve the status of a Super Blue Moon at 6:07 am IST on August 31. The Super Blue Moon was the third and final full moon of the Northern Hemisphere summer. 

The Moon, largest of the four supermoons was only be 3.57.344km away from the Earth. The moon, contrary to its name, was not blue in colour but rather appeared to be orange in shade. 

Neitzens observe ‘Super Blue Moon’, share beautiful pictures 

People from all across the world observed the sky and admired the Super Blue Moon's splendour. Many people even shared the magnificent sight on the social networking platform 'X' (formerly Twitter). 

Visuals of the Super Blue Moon from Kolkata also emerged

Visuals of Super Blue Moon from Assam’s Guwahati

Published By : Isha Bhandari

Published On: 30 August 2023 at 23:16 IST