{"id":55387,"date":"2024-03-05T10:17:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T10:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cd7f2609-586a-4588-aab9-9ed95170d6ee"},"modified":"2024-03-05T10:32:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T10:32:31","slug":"yes-theres-going-to-be-a-supermoon-on-10-march-the-only-snag-is-that-you-wont-be-able-to-see-it","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/yes-theres-going-to-be-a-supermoon-on-10-march-the-only-snag-is-that-you-wont-be-able-to-see-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, there’s going to be a ‘supermoon’ on 10 March. The only snag is that you won’t be able to see it."},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you heard there’s due to be a supermoon on 10 March? It might be worth ignoring this particular supermoon! <\/p>

By Iain Todd\n <\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 05 March 2024 at 10:17 AM<\/p>

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You may have heard that there will be a ‘supermoon’ this weekend, in the early hours of Sunday morning 10 March.<\/p>

While the Moon on 10 March does indeed meet the popular definition of a supermoon<\/a>, it’s worth ignoring the hype that will undoubtedly surround the event.<\/p>

It will be in the ‘new Moon’ phase, and therefore not visible!<\/p>

Astronomer Mary McIntyre articulates this brilliantly in the latest episode of our Star Diary Podcast<\/a> (see below)<\/p>