Arab world to witness the full of the Dhu Al-Hijjah moon, which will be the third giant full moon and the closest for 2022.

The head of the Astronomical Society in Jeddah, Eng. According to Majid Abu Zahra, the moon will reach its closest point to Earth at 12:05 PM (Makkah Time), and it will be 357,263 kilometers away.

Abu Zahra explained that the giant full moon would rise from the southeastern horizon with sunset, and its apparent size will be large while near the horizon, but this is just an optical illusion, which occurs in the middle of each lunar month after its rise in the sky returns to its usual size.

The moon will reach fullness at 9:37 PM (Makkah Time) during the month and will cut half of its orbit around the Earth after 9 hours and 38 minutes from its arrival at preigee, which will make its apparent size 14% larger and brighter. Compared to the smallest full moon at aphelion after its point from Earth, it is 30% larger.

When the distance between the center of the moon and the center of the earth is within 362,146 kilometers, the Giant full moon is called the Full Moon and its scientific designation is badr perigee.

A small telescope or binoculars are ideal for viewing the radioactive craters on the moon's surface during this time of the month. In the coming nights, the moon will rise an hour later every day, and after a few days, it will only be visible at dawn and in the early morning.

SOURCE : SAUDI EXPATRIATES