A stunning image of the full moon left people around the world in awe Monday night, as Earth's satellite appeared brighter and larger than usual.
The July Super Moon will be full for a total of three days, according to the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
By moving in its own orbit around the Earth, it reached a place where it is closer to that planet than usual.
This happened because its orbit does not form a regular circle due to the gravitational force of the Earth, but is in the shape of an ellipse.
This is the reason that the Moon comes to positions closer and further away from our planet during its 27,32-day orbit.
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The super moon phenomenon occurs when this natural satellite is both closest to Earth and when it is full.
During this July, the Moon was given the name Deer Moon due to the fact that the deer's antlers are largest in July, the Royal Observatory said.
The moon reached maximum size as seen from Earth at 13.39:XNUMX p.m. CET on Monday, according to the astronomy magazine The Old Farmer's Almanac.
The magazine, which has been publishing astronomical data for centuries, reported that the Stag Moon will be closer to this planet than it has been to any full moon so far this year.
But August will be the only month during which the Super Moon will be even closer, it added.
See photos of the moon taken from multiple parts of the Earth on Monday:
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