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'Supermoon': Large Full Moon Tonight


The moon is approaching the perigee of its orbit around our planet – approximately 356955 kilometers from Earth; heavenly body will appear bigger, brighter.

by FP Staff 9 mins ago Tonight if the moon looks bigger and brighter to you, don't worry, you're not seeing things. The moon really IS bigger. The phenomenon that news reports around the world are calling a 'supermoon' is actually what is known as

Wanna get mooned? Saturday night is the perfect time because following sunset on Saturday, the sky will be lit by a “supermoon”, the biggest and brightest full moon of the year.

By Annie Calovich In Indian lore, tonight's full moon, the biggest of the year, is known as the Full Flower Moon. May is firmly in place, and Herb Day is here — the fifth day of the fifth month of the year. Tonight's full moon — the biggest one of

According to the zeppelin drivers of NASA, at 11:34 p.m. EDT tonight (8:34 PDT), the moon will be at the closest point in its orbit of earth, and will appear 14% larger than normal. If it doesn't appear 14% larger to you, come

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