Rare Super Blue Moon Visuals

[{"selector":"#anim-c149ef37-f590-4baa-be4a-3b4bd2694259 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Rare Super Blue Moon Visuals From India Rare Super Blue Moon Visuals From India

[{"selector":"#anim-a0f40d98-c91b-4105-bb75-de0b591b6be4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-33.226614204449504%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The Super Moon as seen in the sky from Chennai. Credit: PTI

[{"selector":"#anim-64eefa1e-46b0-46b7-9dc0-a3a6b669d412 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.902395454449508%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The sight of the super moon in the sky as observed from Jammu. Credit: PTI

[{"selector":"#anim-a19e4aaf-edac-48b9-afc9-c3e360a0b8d2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-41.99516889194951%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The Super Moon, as seen in the foreground of a smoking chimney, in Mumbai. Credit: PTI

[{"selector":"#anim-37ab8b76-9208-4b1e-a148-e9811d296f73 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-0.011770454840124742%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The Super Moon as seen in the sky beside the South City high-rise residential complex in Kolkata. Credit: PTI

[{"selector":"#anim-29af8bc0-956a-40aa-8217-bcecc185b97a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.00493451734015%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] This supermoon is considered a rare celestial event because it is the second to occur in the month of August Credit: AFP

[{"selector":"#anim-6ab51a22-f2c6-4bcd-a078-1be107b084bc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-25.356497017340136%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The term "blue Moon" simply refers to when we see a full moon twice in a month. Credit: AFP

[{"selector":"#anim-3d082ef1-f0d7-4840-b119-4d816065a7d8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.317434517340143%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The previous super blue Moon occurred in December 2009, with the next set to come in quick succession: January and March of 2037. Credit: AFP

[{"selector":"#anim-027410e5-3b03-4550-8adc-bd107dfc035e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-52.02251264234013%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The origins of the English expression "once in a blue Moon," today understood to mean something that is very rare, go back hundreds of years. Credit: AFP

[{"selector":"#anim-dc6cd10e-f01d-457c-ac46-47f989a3c18a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.152395454840132%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The blue moon was at its brightest about 9:30 pm (IST), while the blue super moon will be at its brightest around 7:30 a.m. (IST) on August 31 Credit: AFP

[{"selector":"#anim-ec38d766-644e-4854-9a22-637f93773ce6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.24516889234014%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The visuals of a super blue moon from all around the world were indeed a rare sight. Credit: AFP

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