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| After about a thousand years, the new moon is closest to Earth. |
According to
a report, for the first time after 992 years, the new moon will come closest to
the earth on January 21, 2023. On January 21, the new moon will be 221,561
miles away from the earth and the last time this happened was on December 3,
1030. In the report This was reported after examining data from NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory.
The new moon
is closest to Earth in about a thousand years
This is
happening after several centuries / file photo
This is
happening after several centuries / file photo
After about
a thousand years, the new moon will make its closest approach to Earth.
According to
a report, the New Moon will come closest to Earth on January 21, 2023 for the
first time in 992 years.
Why do we
see the moon in the sky many times during the day?
On January
21, the New Moon will be 221,561 miles from Earth, and it was last seen on
December 3, 1030.
The report
said this after examining data from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
According to
the report, the next new moon will come this close to Earth on January 20,
2368.
So why is
the moon coming so close after centuries? So the answer is that the moon is not
moving in a uniform circle around the earth.
The Moon's
orbit is elliptical and therefore the distance between the Moon and the Earth
changes gradually every month.
The point in
the Moon's orbit where the Moon comes closest to the Earth is called perigee,
while the farthest point is called apogee.
The maximum
distance of the Moon from the Earth was observed on January 4, 2023, when the
Earth was closest to the Sun.
After about
a thousand years, the new moon is coming closest to Earth, but we won't be able
to see it, but on January 22nd, you can definitely see Venus and Saturn in
conjunction (with binoculars) in the sky.
Similarly, the
new moon will also mark the beginning of the Chinese New Year and this is the
Year of the Rabbit.
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