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This month was marked by two celestial events. The first one was Solstice on 21st June, popularly called as the longest day of the year. And the other one is today! On 23rd June at 7 am EDT, the moon will reach at perigee (that point in its orbit that brings it closest to the Earth). Typically, the moon reaches its perigee once every month (sometimes even twice) but what makes it special today is that it would be the closest to the Earth in this year and would make it the largest Full Moon of ...

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