If you miss August's Super Blue Moon, you'll have to wait 9 years for your next chance

A supermoon seen on July 3, in Kansas City, Mo. The next two supermoons of 2023 will take place at the beginning and end of August. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

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The moon will seem extra big and bright and thus be quite a sight this August, with a sturgeon supermoon visible on Tuesday and then a rare blue supermoon coming at the end of the month.

Two of the four supermoon events of 2023 will take place in August, with the first happening on Tuesday. On Aug. 30 there will be a blue supermoon, which won’t happen again until 2032. Here’s what you need to know so you can catch this summer’s lunar double feature.

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