المملكة: Astronomical Jeddah: The Kingdom’s sky witnesses tonight the first giant moon for the year 2025

The President of the Astronomical Society in Jeddah, Eng. Majid Abu Zahra, confirmed that the residents of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab world will witness this evening, Monday, 6 October 2025, the first appearance of what is known as the “giant moon” for this year, as it will look The moon is the largest and brighter than the usual, with its illumination rate reaching about 99.7%, in conjunction with its completion of the fullness of the month of Rabi` al -Akher. Between The land and the moon this night will reach about 361,456 km, which puts it clearly within the scope of the scientific definition of the giant moon, which is usually less than 362,146 km. Blue and the red spectra emerged, before gradually turning to the familiar silver white color with its height in the sky, to continue luminous all night until sunrise on Tuesday." target ="_Blank"> The giant moon will look larger by about 11% and more brighter by up to 27% compared to the full moon that occurs when the moon is in the hoenite “the point of the Earth”. Badr is considered a scientific point of view at the moment of complete completion at an angle of 180 degrees from the sun, which is the moment that will happen at the dawn of Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 6:47 am Mecca time, “03:47 GMT”, but the moon will look round for the naked eye during the 6th and 7 October nights. He pointed out that its most prominent effects are limited to the phenomenon of tidal, as the occurrence of the sun, the earth and the moon on one line leads to what is known as the “categorical tide”, which is a greater rise in tide and a clearer decrease for the islands compared to the usual rate, without this a scientifically proven relationship with earthquakes or weather disasters. The moon and the details of its terrain, where lunar nozzles appear more clearly under the direct lighting of the sun, while the other regions appear more flat due to the lack of shadows. It makes him look larger than usual. He said:

“The giant moon will illuminate the sky tonight, in a scene that seizes attention and delights astronomers, which is a beautiful natural event that is repeated several times a year without any exceptional concerns or effects."