Qatar Calendar House observed Wednesday the second giant full moon. The full moon of the month of Safar for this year seemed completely different from the usual full moon as it was 14% larger than the usual full moon, and 30% more luminous, due to its proximity to Earth.
Dr Bashir Marzouq, an astronomer at the Qatari Calendar House, said in a statement on the occasion that the residents of Qatar were able to see and monitor the giant full moon with the naked eye above the eastern horizon at 5o'clock and 47 minutes on Wednesday evening, and it continued until before sunrise on Thursday at 5:14am. (QNA)
