Early Wednesday morning, August 2, 2023, at 1:53 AM EDT, the Moon will be at perigee, its closest to the Earth for this orbit.

    The full Moon after next will be Wednesday night, August 30, 2023, at appearing opposite the Sun (in Earth-based longitude) at 9:36 PM EDT. This full Moon will be the second full Moon in August, making it a Blue Moon by the newer definition introduced by Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946.

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