With all the incredible things to do in Montreal after dark, from the city’s best secret bars to the town’s sexiest clubs, spotting an unusually big and bright moon (with a potential cameo from Saturn) should be at the top of your list.
How to see the super blue moon in Montreal tonight?
Weather permitting, Montrealers won’t need binoculars or telescopes, just our own eyes to spot this rare sighting. So don’t forget to look up, or check out one of these spots for the best moon-viewing in town:
1. An urban mountaintop: The top of Mount Royal offers stunning views of the city and beyond from the Kondiaronk Belvedere look-out.
2. One of the city’s sexiest rooftop pools: Surrounded by 2.5 acres of stunning gardens and a poolside bar, Hotel Bonaventure’s rooftop pool has an unbeatable vantage point.
3. A hidden look-out: Mont Royal Belvédère Kondiaronk Park's lookout is epic, but its little sibling—Summit Circle—is one of the city’s best kept secrets. If you like unobstructed views of Montreal’s west end combined with very few visitors, this is the spot for you.
4. The highest restaurant in town: With panoramic views of Montreal’s skyline and an all-star line-up of chefs, Hiatus at Place Ville Marie is the spot to be tonight.
5. A sandy beach minutes from downtown: Clock Tower Beach—a sandy beach just 5 minutes from downtown Montreal—has cocktails, food, loungers and big sky views.
What’s the best time to see it in Montreal?
Having started the day with thunderstorms, the Montreal weather forecasted for this evening is clear sky with a moonrise at 7:51 p.m.
If we’re lucky, Saturn may be visible as a bright point to the right of the moon at sunset (7:37 p.m.) in the east-southeastern sky.
When will there be another supermoon?
According to reports, the next celestial event of this nature won't occur until 2037.
What is a blue supermoon?
A blue supermoon is rare celestial event combining the second full moon in a month with the phenomenon of a supermoon (meaning unusually large and bright).
When was the last blue moon?
The last time two full supermoons occured in the same month was in 2018.
Is there any spiritual meaning?
While the gravitational pull of the moon does have an effect on Earth's tides, many people believe that supermoons also hold great spiritual significance, symbolizing change, increased emotional energy, heightened intuition, transformation and new beginnings.
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