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.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/07/31/ap23185195625465_wide-a191c3fbbd660bfba5bdfdddd9b5d58a06b436a3.jpg?s=600)
Two stellar lunar events are happening this August, with a sturgeon supermoon happening on Aug. 1, and then a rare blue supermoon on Aug. 30.
(Image credit: Charlie Riedel/AP)
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