Singapore
新加坡
On the night of August 1, the "Sturgeon Moon" super moon appeared over Singapore.
8月1日夜，新加坡上空出现“鲟鱼月”超级月亮。
What exactly is Super Moon?
何谓超级月亮？
A Super Moon is a full or new moon that comes closest to the earth in its elliptic orbit.
超级月亮指的是月亮在其椭圆轨道上最接近地球的满月或新月。
The Gregorian calendar is widely used in today's society; therefore, it does not quite align with the phases of the moon.
阳历在当今社会被广泛使用；因此，它与月相不太相符。
Sometimes there will be more than one full moon in a month, which is known as blue moon.
有时一个月内会有不止一次满月，这被称为蓝月。
The Moon’s nicknames have come to from Native American culture.
月亮的昵称源自于美洲原住民文化。
These nicknames were then adopted by the Colonial Americans and have entered popular culture.
这些昵称随后被美国殖民地采用并进入流行文化。
Below are the most popular nicknames for each month's full moon.
以下是每个月满月最流行的月亮昵称。
January: Wolf Moon (Other common names: Old Moon and Ice Moon)
一月：狼月（其他昵称：旧月和冰月）
February: Snow Moon (Other common names: Storm Moon and Hunger Moon)
二月：雪月（其他昵称：风暴月和饥饿月）
March: Worm Moon (Other common names: Chaste Moon, Death Moon, Crust Moon and Sap Moon)
三月：虫月（其他昵称：贞洁月、死亡月、地壳月和树液月）
April: Pink Moon (Other common names: Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon and Fish Moon)
四月：粉红月（其他昵称：草芽月、蛋月和鱼月）
May: Flower Moon (Other common names: Hare Moon, Corn Planting Moon and Milk Moon)
五月：花月（其他昵称：兔月、玉米种植月和牛奶月）
June: Strawberry Moon (Other common names: Rose Moon and Hot Moon)
六月：草莓月（其他昵称：玫瑰月和热月）
July: Buck Moon (Other common names: Thunder Moon and Hay Moon)
七月：雄鹿月（其他昵称：雷霆月和干草月）
August: Sturgeon Moon (Other common names: Green Corn Moon, Grain Moon and Red Moon)
八月：鲟鱼月（其他昵称：青玉米月、谷物月和红月）
September: Full Corn Moon (Other common names: Barley Moon and Harvest Moon)
九月：全玉米月（其他昵称：大麦月和丰收月）
October: Hunter's Moon (Other common names: Travel Moon and Dying Grass Moon)
十月：猎人月（其他昵称：行驶月和垂死草月）
November: Beaver Moon (Other common names: Frost Moon)
十一月：海狸月（其他昵称：霜月）
December: Cold Moon (Other common names: Long Night Moon and Oak Moon)
十二月：冷月（其他昵称：长夜月和橡月）
P/S: Photo is courtesy of my sister.
注：照片是我妹妹借出的。
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