Perigee is the closest point of the Moon to the earth.
Even that position makes the Moon look bigger than Earth.
This month's Supermoon will be the biggest Supermoon in 2020.
The reason is, the distance of the Moon will reach around 356.909 kilometers from Earth.
It is estimated, the Moon will reach perigee at around 01.08 WIB in the morning of April 8, 2020.
Then, about 9 hours after the Moon is in perigee, the full Moon will appear.
The full moon in April is also called the Pink Moon, Egg Moon, and Grass Moon in four-season countries.
The reason, this is a sign of the change of seasons in ancient times made by Europeans and Native American tribes.
The term Pink Moon, for example, was originally due to the full moon of April to coincide with the blooming pink moss pink.
Then Egg Moon because this month is Easter time, and Grass Moon is the time for people to garden in spring.
Lyrid Meteor Rain is an annual meteor shower in April.
Every year, Lyrid Meteor Rain usually occurs around April 16-28.
Astronomers predict that this year the peak of the Lyrid Meteor Rain will occur April 22, 2020.
According to astronomers, the peak of the Lyrid Meteor Rain this year will occur around 18:00 GMT.
This Lyrid meteor shower can produce around 18 meteors every hour and sometimes there are meteors that look like fireballs.
At that time the sky was also expected to be dark because it entered a new moon phase, where the moon was not seen. (*)


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