Tonight look up at the sky and enjoy the SUPER MOON

Tonight we will be able to witness the largest and brightest Moon of the year, because it will be located at its minimum distance from Earth, that is, 352,947 kilometers.

On the night of Saturday the 5th and the early hours of Sunday the 6th, the moon will be at its perigee (this will occur exactly at 03:34 GMT on Sunday (22:34 on Saturday in Ecuador) so it will be brighter compared to a normal full moon day, as it will be 100 percent illuminated.

Visually, we will see that the Moon will increase by 14.5 percent, so it is a phenomenon that we "should not miss." In addition, it will have a brightness of - 12.5, which implies that the more negative the brightness of a star, the greater the luminosity. In the case of Venus, as the Morning or Evening Star, it is - 3.3, and in the case of the Sun, it reaches - 26.1.

This is a rare phenomenon, as there are few occasions when a perigee coincides with the Moon being in its full phase, which is why it attracts the attention of astronomers.

For a better reference of distances, when the moon is at perigee it is located 352 thousand kilometers from Earth, while at apogee it is up to 400,006 kilometers from us. On a normal day, the average distance is 384 thousand kilometers.

This morning (between Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th) will also be the best time to observe the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, which is caused by the cosmic debris left behind by Halley's Comet in 1986.

We will see up to 40 meteorites per hour, since the Moon will not have any effect, so it is recommended to stay away from light pollution and stay in an open area.

Although cosmic influences cannot be considered the only cause that predetermines human behavior, the truth is that its fame, especially during the full moon, has been to "bring conflict and turbulence," as NASA astronomer Tony Phillips mentions in his blog, who mentions that "The full moon raises the tides, makes dogs howl, wakes people up in the middle of the night with its glow," he added. "But if this May 5th the moonlight wakes you up, take advantage, get out of bed and enjoy the show."