Many astronomical events are going to attract people with the new year. While perihelion will be visible during the day, Super Wolf Moon is going to be visible at night. Today is the day of full moon and supermoon usually appears when the moon comes closest to the Earth at full moon.
According to astronomical language, it is called Super Wolf Moon. This moon is going to shine overhead around midnight. A bright star will also be visible near it. This is not a star but the planet Jupiter. This is the moon’s perigee, that is, the point in the moon’s orbit that is closest to the Earth.
Super Wolf Moon will be visible today
The supermoon visible today will be 8% larger and 16% brighter than the daily visible moon. It was named Super Wolf Moon because of the howling of wolves in the Northern Hemisphere in ancient times during the cold winter. From here the word wolf got associated with it.
The sun is also close to the earth
Not only the Moon, the Sun is also very close to the Earth at this time. In astronomical language it is called perihelion i.e. perihelion. On normal days, the distance from the Earth to the Sun is approximately 14 crore 96 lakh kilometers. Perihelion is a Greek word meaning close and sun. According to scientists, the Earth rotates at the fastest speed in its orbit at the time of perihelion. This speed is 30.27 km per second.
position of planets in zodiac sign
According to the information given by astronomers, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer and Leo can be seen in the sky. Apart from this, Mrig, Sarathi and Mahashwa constellations are also visible. Sun is in Sagittarius, which will enter Capricorn. Mercury and Venus are in Aquarius. Mars is in Capricorn. Jupiter is situated in Gemini and Saturn is in Pisces. The Moon will be visible close to Venus on January 19, Saturn on January 23 and Jupiter on January 31.
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