Overview
- The Royal Observatory Greenwich reported the full phase at 10:03 GMT on January 3, with the Moon near perigee at roughly 362,000–362,312 km from Earth.
- Pakistan’s SUPARCO said lunar illumination reached about 99.8% and confirmed this was the final supermoon in the October–January sequence, with the next expected in November 2026.
- Clear conditions across much of the UK made the event widely visible, and images poured in from the UK, India, Pakistan, the United States and Mexico.
- Experts explained the closer distance made the disk appear up to about 14% larger and 30% brighter than a distant full moon, with the moonrise “illusion” enhancing the effect near the horizon.
- The event coincided with the Quadrantids peak, and observers were advised that the bright lunar glare would wash out many faint meteors though the shower’s brighter streaks could still be seen.