Black Moon Tonight - A rare event is set to take place tonight. According to reports, a super moon is set to take center stage Wednesday night. The rare twist is that it'll be a new moon. Here are five things to know about tonight's black moon.
1. The moon is said to be in the closest proximity to the earth. This will make the black moon tonight appear 14 percent bigger plus 30 percent brighter than the other instances of full moons.
2. Scientists have dubbed the black moon tonight as the "Perigee Moon" occurrence. At perigee, the moon is 12,000 miles closer to planet earth. A little history for the word perigee, it basically means "near Earth." Perigee is also known as super moon which was a term coined by Richard Nolle. Nolle, an astronomer, had defined super moon as "a new or full moon at or near (within 224,834 miles of Earth) of its closest approach to Earth."
3. The black moon tonight is the second instance of the super moon for the year 2015. While it might be the biggest, it is unlikely to be seen. It follows the rising and setting of the sun.
4. The black moon tonight is the third of four new moons this winter season. Thus, it is a super moon and black moon rolled into one. The next black moon is set to occur in the year 2018.
5. Don't let superstitions fool you. The black moon is not related to the supernatural.
The bottom line for the black moon tonight is that you won't get to see it as it will be hidden by the sun's glare all through the day. Yet, for those living along the coastline, they would expect higher tides as these days follow the new moon. Read more about everything moon related here.
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