One good thing that you can do during the ongoing lockdown in India is to click some amazing pictures of the full moon on May 7, Thursday, as a keepsake memory. However, this won’t just be any other full moon, but the last supermoon of 2020, known as the
Super Flower Moon.
This is the fourth consecutive super moon since February 2020. However, it is also the longest appearing supermoon of the season. With its luminous form, it will be visible from May 5 till the early morning hours of May 8.
A super moon occurs when the moon is at the closest point to the earth in its orbit. It appears 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter in size than a usual full moon.
What is Super Flower Moon?
Since this moon appears when the flowers bloom during springtime, a native American tribe in Northeastern USA named this super moon as the
Super Flower Moon. In India, it is known as the
Vaishakha Moon after the month of
Vaishakha in the Hindu lunar calendar.
The super moon on May 8 also corresponds with
Buddha Poornima, which is the birthday of the great spiritual master, Gautam Buddha.
Timings for watching Super Flower Moon in India
The
Super Flower Moon will attain its peak at 4:15 PM Indian Standard Time. In case you are unable to watch the celestial body at its peak due to light in the sky since it will not be dark enough, catch up with the event through
Virtual Telescope live feed.