2022 Supermoon is “Buck Moon” as Bucks grow antlers
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The world saw the supermoon of 2022 on 13 July 2022. The moon comes much closest to the earth compared to the rest of the days on the occasion.
Supermoon is the cosmic phenomenon when moon appears the biggest and the brightest one.
Origin of word “Supermoon”
It was in the year 1979 when the word Supermoon was coined first.
2022 Supermoon is “Buckmoon”
This year(13 July 2022) the full moon is referred as “Buck Moon”. This is because this is that time of the year when bucks start to grow new antlers.
According to NASA, the Supermoon was at the perigee which means it was the closest to the Earth for this orbit.
When is the Supermoon in 2023
In 2023 the Supermoon would appear on 3 July.