Supermoon showed up as expected.

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- It is very common that the moon turns perfect round on the sixteenth day of a lunar month, but have you ever heard that it turns perfect round on the fourteenth day? The rare astronomical phenomenon took place on the evening of August 3, which would only occur six times in the 21st century, and the next time it appears will not be until 2037.

At 20:47, the moon that had just risen was big and round.

August 3 of the Gregorian calendar was the fourteenth day of June according to this year’s lunar calendar. A full moon hung high above the Mountain City, but the moon was somewhat different. It is understood that according to the motion of the moon, the full moon occurs 12 or 13 times in a year. The occurrence time of the full moon may be from the fourteenth to the seventeenth day of a lunar month, mainly depending on the revolution speed of the moon.

Near the Yuanyang Interchange, the moon was obscured by a cloud.

From College City, the moon lingered in the clouds.

The moon was big and round tonight.

Generally speaking, from the fourteenth to the seventeenth day of a lunar month, “full moon” is a normal phenomenon regardless of the day it occurs, and it is only the statistical probability that makes the difference between whether it is rare or not. Statistics show that in the 100 years of the 21st century, the probability of “the moon turning perfect round on the fourteenth day of a lunar month” is the minimum, totaling only six days, and the next time will be in 2037. However, even if this astronomical phenomenon occurs, it is usually happened at the end of the day. According to scientific calculation, in lunar June of the Year of the Rat, the full moon would unfold at the last moment of the day, that is, 23:59 on August 3.

At 8 p.m. on August 3, the near-full moon rose over Nanshan Mountain.

“Holding up the spring, the moon twinkles in the hand; fiddling with the branches, the fragrance permeates the clothes.” Let's slow down on this summer evening and enjoy the moon together. (Translated by Wang Huixin, Fathom Language Limited)