After last June's full Strawberry Supermoon, the Deer Supermoon is now arriving, so named because it takes place when male deer develop their large antlers for the rut and mating season. The phenomenon can be observed on the night of Wednesday, July 13.
The most relevant thing is that this will be the largest full moon of the entire year, up to 7% larger than normal, for the simple reason that it will be closest to Earth. This happens because our satellite does not describe a circular orbit around the planet, but elliptical.
When the full moon takes place at perigee (that is, when it is closest to Earth) we speak of a supermoon. In 2022 this phenomenon will occur only three times, in June (Strawberry), July (Deer) and in August, with the so-called Sturgeon.
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