First Supermoon in 2023 Seen Tonight, Monday 3 July 2023

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – The first supermoon in 2023 will be seen tonight, Monday 3 July 2023. The full moon, known as the Buck Moon in July, can be seen by those in Indonesia on Monday, 3 July at 17.40 WIB.

Citing page LiveScienceMonday (3/7/2023), on the first supermoon of 2023, not only will the moon be closer to Earth than usual, but some observers say the moon will be lower in the sky than at other times this year.

The Earth-facing side of the moon will be fully illuminated by the sun, on Monday July 3, 2023. Meanwhile, the moon will be at its fullest during moonrise the night before, as seen in the southeastern sky.

The moon will be in the constellation Sagittarius and will appear bright and full on the night of July 2 and 4, 2023 as well.

For your information, the popular name for the full moon in July is Buck Moon, because according to the Almanac, at this time the antlers of a male deer, aka buck, are growing.

Other names that are usually used to refer to the full moon in July are Thunder Moon, Hay Moon, Salmon Moon, and Raspberry Moon.

For your information, Buck Moon is included as a supermoon because it will be slightly closer to Earth than the moon’s position on normal nights. That way, the moon will look a little big and bright.

In collaboration with Ancol management, Planetarium Jakarta held a night picnic to see the Strawberry Supermoon natural phenomenon using a telescope at Ancol Beach. At least six telescopes are provided so that residents can see directly.