People watch a supermoon rise above Lisbon, Portugal, on Aug. 30.
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People watch a supermoon rise above Lisbon, Portugal, on Aug. 30.
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There’s a full moon risin’.
Starting Thursday night, an excellent supermoon will be seen in the sky.
Supermoons happen when a full moon reaches perigee, or the nearest level to Earth on its elliptical orbit round our planet.
They can seem as a lot as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the faintest moon of the year, according to NASA.
The moon will start to seem full Thursday night, and attain the peak of its full part round 6 a.m. ET Friday.
Since it is occurring near this year’s autumnal equinox on Sept. 23, it is often known as a harvest moon. That’s as a result of traditionally farmers harvesting their summer-grown crops had been helped by the brilliant moonlight shining shortly after sundown, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Harvest moons sometimes happen in September, although they will additionally occur in October relying on the lunar calendar.
This week will be your last likelihood to see a supermoon this year, Space.com reported.
