Published 15:45 IST, April 7th 2020
Super Pink Moon 2020 India date and time: How to see the Super Moon in India?
The full moon of April, known as the Pink Moon, will be the biggest supermoon of the year and will occur starting April 7. Read on for details on date and time.
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Pink Moon is expected to appear in skies on night of April 7 and morning of April 8. It will be at a distance of just 356,000 km from Earth, which is closest point from planet in its elliptic orbit. This will result in a “Supermoon” – a full moon that is a bit larger-than-aver apparent size of lunar disk as viewed from Earth.
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Super Pink Moon date and time in India?
full moon of April is kwn as Pink Moon, and it will be visible starting Tuesday, April 7 at 10:35 PM EDT, a few hours after reaching its perigee, nearest point from Earth in its orbit. moon will reach its peak illumination around 10:35 PM and will have a golden hue.
In India, you can expect to spot Pink Moon around 8 AM on April 8. To get exact details on moonrise and moonset date and times for a particular city, you can visit link here.
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Pink Moon will be biggest and brightest of this year
As reported by EarthSky, angular diameter of supermoon will be about 7% larger than aver size of a full moon, and around 14% bigger than angular diameter of a micro-moon or mini-moon. It also ded that one may tice that full moon of this year will be particularly brighter. super moon can be up to 14 per cent bigger to 30 per cent brighter than an aver full moon, meaning that pink super moon will be biggest and brightest of this year.
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If you aren't aware, this won't be first super moon of 2020, as we have alrey seen one in February and one in March, last month, however, this one will certainly be different. So, be rey to pull out your biculars to witness this year's beautiful pink super moon.
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15:45 IST, April 7th 2020