We have read a lot about the moon in books since childhood. Scientists keep doing some research continuously regarding life on the moon. But do you know that the moon that emerged yesterday i.e. on the night of 24th February is called Hunger Moon. Today we will tell you why the moon seen last night is called snow moon or hunger moon.
Hunger Moon
The moon visible on 24th February is known by many names. Which includes the names ‘Minimoon’, ‘Micromoon’, ‘Snow Moon’ and ‘Hunger Moon’. Let us tell you that its name as ‘Snow Moon’ started in the 1930s. The tribes of North-East America call it Snow Moon because there is heavy snowfall in this season. Due to bad weather and heavy snow storms, hunting was difficult, hence this moon is also called Hunger Moon.
When does moonlight reach earth?
Depending on the distance between the Moon and the Earth and the speed of light, the Moon’s light reaches the Earth in just 1.3 seconds. The Sun is 14.96 crore km away from the Earth. Therefore, sunlight takes 8 minutes 16.6 seconds to reach the Earth.
Why does the shape of the moon change?
You must have noticed that the moon does not appear completely round every day. Its size keeps increasing and decreasing. Let us tell you that the Moon completes one revolution around the Earth in 30 days. During this period, once it comes between the Earth and the Sun and once behind the Earth. While revolving, it makes different angles with the Sun and the Earth. When the Moon comes in front of the Earth, the rays coming from the Sun are not reflected and fall on the Earth. This happens on a new moon night. Whereas when the Moon is behind the Earth, the Sun’s rays fall on the Moon and come straight to the Earth and the Moon appears completely round. This position of the moon is called full moon night. Twice a month the Sun, Earth and the Moon form right angles. In such a situation, half of the moon is visible. Similarly, due to different angles, different shapes of the Moon are visible.
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