"Rare 'Blue Supermoon' and Saturn's Rings Illuminate the Night Sky in August 2023"

A rare "blue supermoon" will rise in the night sky on August 30, which occurs when two full moons happen within the same month. This phenomenon, which is not actually blue but appears with an orange hue, is considered rare and will not be seen again until 2037. A blue supermoon is a perigean full moon, meaning it occurs when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit. These blue supermoons occur, on average, once a decade, but can sometimes have a gap of up to two decades between them. The upcoming blue supermoon will be the largest and brightest of the four supermoons of this year.