Friday, March 18, 2011

19th March is coming so Supermoon happened or not?


Exactly what is Supermoon?

The term supermoon was coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979, defined as


A new or full moon which occurs with the Moon at or near (within 90% of) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit (perigee). In short, Earth, Moon and Sun are all in a line, with Moon in its nearest approach to Earth.


Effect on tides

The combined effect of the Sun and Moon on Earth's oceans, the tide, is greatest when the Moon is new or full. Full Moons during lunar perigees (such as in the case of supermoons) exert an even stronger tidal force, resulting in more extreme high and low tides, but even at their most powerful this force is still considerably weak.




Dates of supermoons between 1950 and 2050

There are approximately 4-6 supermoons annually. The following is a list of past and predicted extreme supermoons.

  • November 10, 1954
  • November 20, 1972
  • January 8, 1974
  • February 26, 1975
  • December 2nd, 1990
  • January 19, 1992
  • March 8, 1993
  • January 10, 2005
  • December 12, 2008
  • January 30, 2010
  • March 19, 2011
  • November 14, 2016
  • January 2nd, 2018
  • January 21st, 2023
  • November 25, 2034
  • January 13, 2036

1 comment:

  1. supermoon will happened but there will be no damaed in india or we can say that the effect of supermonn will not appear in India

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