JEDDAH — The Kingdom’s skies were illuminated late Wednesday night by Shawwal’s full moon, known to locals as the “butterfly moon,” a bestowed seasonal name due to the surge of butterflies following spring rains. **media[2686119]** Head of the Jeddah Astronomy Society, Majed Abu Zahra, explained that a full moon occurs when it stands in direct opposition to the sun from Earth’s perspective. **media[2686120]** The moon reaches its complete fullness when the angle between it, the sun, and Earth, is 180 degrees. This angleing allows the moon to appear clearly and brightly throughout the night. **media[2686118]** He added that the name “butterfly moon” reflects a local tradition of linking astronomical phenomena to the rhythms of nature.
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