Overview
- The Moon’s perigee is pegged around 356,980 kilometers (about 221,823 miles), marking the closest full-phase approach since February 2019.
- Best views come the evenings of Nov. 4 and Nov. 5 just after sunset as it rises in the east, when the horizon ‘moon illusion’ can enhance its apparent size.
- Compared with the smallest full moons, this one can appear up to about 14% larger and roughly 30% brighter, though the extra glare will wash out fainter stars.
- Forecasters note the close pass can drive minor ‘king tides’ and brief nuisance flooding in vulnerable coastal spots over the next couple of days.
- This is the second in a three‑supermoon run finishing Dec. 4, and skywatchers in Australia also get a striking rise on Wednesday evening.