The Amazing Last Supermoon of The year 2022
A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon, the move closest that the Moon comes to the Earth.
The Sturgeon supermoon was visible last night Thursday 11 August 2022 and into the early hours of this morning, in the UK and around the world. If you were unable to see August’s supermoon at its peak.
If you missed the last supermoon of the year last night, viewing conditions are brilliant and will still look full tonight.
| Name | Date | Distance from Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Full Flower Moon | May 16 at 12:15 A.M. | 225,015.3 miles (362,127 km) |
| Full Strawberry Moon | June 14 at 7:52 A.M. | 222,238.4 miles (357,658 km) |
| Full Buck Moon | July 13 at 2:38 P.M. | 222,089.3 miles (357,418 km) |
| Full Sturgeon Moon | August 11 at 9:36 P.M. | 224,569.1 miles (361,409 km) |
Why the fishy nickname?
The Maine Farmer’s Almanac began printing Native American names for full moons in the 1930s, according to NASA, and these names have become commonplace today.
The Sturgeon Moon’s name comes to us from the Algonquin tribes of what is now eastern North America, as large sturgeon fish were more easily caught in the Great Lakes at this time of year.
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