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27 May 2021

Super flower blood moon of May 2021 is seen in Srinagar, Kashmir.A "supermoon" occurs when a full moon is at its closest point to Earth in its elliptical orbit. The May full is known as the "flower moon" because it's typically at a time of year when spring flowers bloom.

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27 May 2021

Super flower blood moon of May 2021 is seen in Srinagar, Kashmir.A "supermoon" occurs when a full moon is at its closest point to Earth in its elliptical orbit. The May full is known as the "flower moon" because it's typically at a time of year when spring flowers bloom.

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2 January 2018

The supermoon is visible on one of the streets in the center of Riga. Latvia, Tuesday, January 2, 2018 The supermoon phenomenon occurs when the moon, which follows an elliptical orbit around the Earth, reaches a point closer than usual.

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2 January 2018

The supermoon is visible on one of the streets in the center of Riga. Latvia, Tuesday, January 2, 2018 The supermoon phenomenon occurs when the moon, which follows an elliptical orbit around the Earth, reaches a point closer than usual.

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7 August 2017

The moon goes into lunar eclipse as seen from Gaza city on August 07, 2018. The eclipse coincided with the moon being at it's closest point to earth on it's elliptical orbit

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7 August 2017

The moon goes into lunar eclipse as seen from Gaza city on August 07, 2018. The eclipse coincided with the moon being at it's closest point to earth on it's elliptical orbit

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7 August 2017

The moon goes into lunar eclipse as seen from Gaza city on August 07, 2018. The eclipse coincided with the moon being at it's closest point to earth on it's elliptical orbit.

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14 November 2016

A Supermoon rises in front of a street light in Kolkata City in India.Supermoon — or the brightest moon in almost 69 years — will light up the sky this week and people across the globe can view this spectacular phenomenon.The Moon orbits the Earth in an elliptical orbit and so the distance varies: at some points, it is closer to the Earth and other times far away. The average distance between Earth and Moon is 384,500 km, but varies between 363,396 km and 405,504 km throughout the year. At the time of a supermoon, the full moon comes closest to the Earth.

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14 November 2016

The full moon is seen in the night sky on the eve of the supermoon spectacle at the Eastern India city in Kolkata,India. Supermoon will be at its peak on Monday, November 14. This moon will be the fifth largest since 1948 and will not be encountered so closely again till 2034.A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.According to reports, this supermoon encounter will be the biggest and brightest so far and the celestial event has also been labelled as "supermoon of the century." It is likely to appear 14 percent bigger, reported snopes.com. The moon will also be 30 percent brighter and its view can be witnessed more clearly from planetariums, mountains, skyscrapers, beaches and monuments. Supermoon can be witnessed from almost all parts of India, but regions in the extreme south will not be so lucky.

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14 November 2016

The full moon is seen in the night sky on the eve of the supermoon spectacle at the Eastern India city in Kolkata,India. Supermoon will be at its peak on Monday, November 14. This moon will be the fifth largest since 1948 and will not be encountered so closely again till 2034.A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.According to reports, this supermoon encounter will be the biggest and brightest so far and the celestial event has also been labelled as "supermoon of the century." It is likely to appear 14 percent bigger, reported snopes.com. The moon will also be 30 percent brighter and its view can be witnessed more clearly from planetariums, mountains, skyscrapers, beaches and monuments. Supermoon can be witnessed from almost all parts of India, but regions in the extreme south will not be so lucky.

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14 November 2016

The full moon is seen in the night sky on the eve of the supermoon spectacle at the Eastern India city in Kolkata,India. Supermoon will be at its peak on Monday, November 14. This moon will be the fifth largest since 1948 and will not be encountered so closely again till 2034.A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.According to reports, this supermoon encounter will be the biggest and brightest so far and the celestial event has also been labelled as "supermoon of the century." It is likely to appear 14 percent bigger, reported snopes.com. The moon will also be 30 percent brighter and its view can be witnessed more clearly from planetariums, mountains, skyscrapers, beaches and monuments. Supermoon can be witnessed from almost all parts of India, but regions in the extreme south will not be so lucky.

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14 November 2016

The full moon is seen in the night sky on the eve of the supermoon spectacle at the Eastern India city in Kolkata,India. Supermoon will be at its peak on Monday, November 14. This moon will be the fifth largest since 1948 and will not be encountered so closely again till 2034.A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.According to reports, this supermoon encounter will be the biggest and brightest so far and the celestial event has also been labelled as "supermoon of the century." It is likely to appear 14 percent bigger, reported snopes.com. The moon will also be 30 percent brighter and its view can be witnessed more clearly from planetariums, mountains, skyscrapers, beaches and monuments. Supermoon can be witnessed from almost all parts of India, but regions in the extreme south will not be so lucky.

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14 November 2016

The full moon is seen in the night sky on the eve of the supermoon spectacle at the Eastern India city in Kolkata,India. Supermoon will be at its peak on Monday, November 14. This moon will be the fifth largest since 1948 and will not be encountered so closely again till 2034.A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.According to reports, this supermoon encounter will be the biggest and brightest so far and the celestial event has also been labelled as "supermoon of the century." It is likely to appear 14 percent bigger, reported snopes.com. The moon will also be 30 percent brighter and its view can be witnessed more clearly from planetariums, mountains, skyscrapers, beaches and monuments. Supermoon can be witnessed from almost all parts of India, but regions in the extreme south will not be so lucky.

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14 November 2016

The full moon is seen in the night sky on the eve of the supermoon spectacle at the Eastern India city in Kolkata,India. Supermoon will be at its peak on Monday, November 14. This moon will be the fifth largest since 1948 and will not be encountered so closely again till 2034.A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.According to reports, this supermoon encounter will be the biggest and brightest so far and the celestial event has also been labelled as "supermoon of the century." It is likely to appear 14 percent bigger, reported snopes.com. The moon will also be 30 percent brighter and its view can be witnessed more clearly from planetariums, mountains, skyscrapers, beaches and monuments. Supermoon can be witnessed from almost all parts of India, but regions in the extreme south will not be so lucky.

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14 November 2016

The full moon is seen in the night sky on the eve of the supermoon spectacle at the Eastern India city in Kolkata,India. Supermoon will be at its peak on Monday, November 14. This moon will be the fifth largest since 1948 and will not be encountered so closely again till 2034.A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.According to reports, this supermoon encounter will be the biggest and brightest so far and the celestial event has also been labelled as "supermoon of the century." It is likely to appear 14 percent bigger, reported snopes.com. The moon will also be 30 percent brighter and its view can be witnessed more clearly from planetariums, mountains, skyscrapers, beaches and monuments. Supermoon can be witnessed from almost all parts of India, but regions in the extreme south will not be so lucky.

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14 November 2016

The full moon is seen in the night sky on the eve of the supermoon spectacle at the Eastern India city in Kolkata,India. Supermoon will be at its peak on Monday, November 14. This moon will be the fifth largest since 1948 and will not be encountered so closely again till 2034.A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.According to reports, this supermoon encounter will be the biggest and brightest so far and the celestial event has also been labelled as "supermoon of the century." It is likely to appear 14 percent bigger, reported snopes.com. The moon will also be 30 percent brighter and its view can be witnessed more clearly from planetariums, mountains, skyscrapers, beaches and monuments. Supermoon can be witnessed from almost all parts of India, but regions in the extreme south will not be so lucky.

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