Leada Gore

August’s full moon will be super – literally.

Starting Aug. 19, we will be treated to a super blue moon. It will reach peak fullness Monday at 1:26 p.m. but will appear noticeably larger and brighter tonight through early Wednesday morning, according to NASA.

The combination of a blue moon and super moon is rare. According to NASA, super moons occur within a day or so of perigee – the point when the moon is closest to the Earth -so about three of four times a year. About 25% of full moons are super moons but only 3% of full moons are blue moons. The time between super blue moons is quite irregular ― it can be as much as 20 years ― but in general, 10 years is the average. The next super blue moons will occur in a pair, in January and March 2037 according to NASA.