Rare 'Super Blue Moon' rises last time until 2037

Supermoons occur when Moon passes through its perigee, or the point that takes it closest to Earth during its elliptical orbit.

The "Blue Supermoon", the second full moon of a calendar month, rises behind Galata tower in Istanbul. / Photo: AFP

This makes it look about 14 percent bigger compared to when it is at its furthest point, and a touch brighter. The previous"Super Blue Moon" occurred in December 2009, with the next set to come in quick succession: January and March of 2037. Dust from the event"turned sunsets green and the Moon blue all around the world for the best part of two years," according toA more recent example may have occurred after 1950's Chinchaga Firestorm, a huge blaze that consumed the northern boreal forests of Canada.The planet Saturn, just a few days out from its closest and brightest approach to Earth this year, will also appear near the Moon.

It also falls in the month of Elul in the Hebrew calendar, a time of seeking and granting others forgiveness, as well as beginning and ending letters with wishes for the recipient to have a good year.

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