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The Monday night sky will be graced with the supermoon, the biggest and brightest moon since 1948. According to NASA, the moon will not be this close to Earth anytime before 2034.
"The moon’s orbit around Earth is slightly elliptical so sometimes it is closer and sometimes it’s farther away. When the moon is full as it makes its closest pass to Earth it is known as a supermoon," NASA said in a statement.
"At perigree — the point at which the moon is closest to Earth — the moon can be as much as 14 percent closer to Earth than at apogee, when the moon is farthest from our planet. The full moon appears that much larger in diameter and because it is larger shines 30 percent more moonlight onto the Earth," according to the space agency.
When can you watch: For observers in the U.S., the moon will be at its biggest and brightest just before dawn Monday. At 6:22 a.m. EST Monday, the moon will be at its closest orbital approach to Earth. By 8:52 a.m. EST, the moon will be full and appear to be at its largest (at this time, the moon will be "opposite" the sun and it will be moonset in most regions in the U.S.).
"The moon’s orbit around Earth is slightly elliptical so sometimes it is closer and sometimes it’s farther away. When the moon is full as it makes its closest pass to Earth it is known as a supermoon," NASA said in a statement.
"At perigree — the point at which the moon is closest to Earth — the moon can be as much as 14 percent closer to Earth than at apogee, when the moon is farthest from our planet. The full moon appears that much larger in diameter and because it is larger shines 30 percent more moonlight onto the Earth," according to the space agency.
When can you watch: For observers in the U.S., the moon will be at its biggest and brightest just before dawn Monday. At 6:22 a.m. EST Monday, the moon will be at its closest orbital approach to Earth. By 8:52 a.m. EST, the moon will be full and appear to be at its largest (at this time, the moon will be "opposite" the sun and it will be moonset in most regions in the U.S.).
