The Supermoon on November 14, 2016, will be the closest Full Moon to Earth since January 26, 1948.
Supermoon happens when a Full Moon or New Moon coincides with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth; also called perigee. A Super Full Moon looks around 12% to 14% bigger than its counterpart, the Micromoon.
Because it’s so close to Earth, a Super Full Moon looks about 7% bigger than an average Full Moon. When compared to a Micromoon, it looks about 12% to 14% larger. A Super Full Moon also looks about 30% brighter than a Micro Full Moon and about 16% brighter than an average Full Moon.
At its closest approach, the moon will be 356,511 kilometres from our planet, compared with an average distance of 384,472 kilometres.
The last time the moon sailed this close to Earth was on Jan. 26, 1948, when it came 30 miles closer. The next time won’t be until Nov. 24, 2034, when the distance between the two bodies will be 40 miles less.
However, weather forecasts are not too encouraging: it is expected that the sky will be overcast tonight. If the heavens are clear, we could be impressed by such a sight:
belsat.eu, following timeanddate.com, phot. by Natallia Yahorava
