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Harvest Supermoon to Light Up Oct. 6–7, Starting a Three-Moon Streak

This full moon will look slightly larger and brighter because it occurs near perigee.

FILE - The moon rises in the sky over a freeway as drivers pass between Haifa and Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
Telescope on the background of the starry sky and moon.
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Harvest moon shining behind Rocca Calascio Castle, Abruzzo, Italy on October 1, 2020.

Overview

  • Peak fullness occurs at 11:47 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 6, with the most dramatic views for many locations at Tuesday’s moonrise on the eastern horizon.
  • The Moon will be about 224,599 miles (≈361,400 km) from Earth at perigee roughly 1.3 days after the full phase, making it appear up to about 14% larger and 30% brighter than average.
  • The bright lunar glare is expected to reduce visibility of the Draconid meteor shower around its Oct. 8–9 peak.
  • The spectacle is visible worldwide without equipment; for best results, find a dark site with a clear eastern horizon to catch the golden “moon illusion” at rise.
  • Two more supermoons follow on Nov. 5 and Dec. 4, with November’s Beaver Moon reported to be the largest of the trio.