Overview
- Peak illumination occurred at 8:19 a.m. ET on Nov. 5, with the best naked-eye views around moonrise on the evenings of Nov. 4 and Nov. 5.
- Agencies and astronomers reported a distance of roughly 221,817–221,823 miles (about 356,980 km), confirming this as 2025’s minimum full-moon distance.
- The event is the second in a run of three late-2025 supermoons, with the final one forecast for Dec. 4, commonly called the Cold Moon.
- A supermoon can look up to about 14% larger and 30% brighter than a full moon at apogee, though the size difference is subtle to most observers.
- Expect only modest effects on Earth: slightly higher tides by a few inches and brighter skies that can wash out faint meteors.