Monday morning see the largest supermoon in nearly 70 years

Historic City News readers can witness the closest full moon of 2016 this morning and it is also the closest full moon to date in the 21st century. When a full moon makes its closest pass to Earth in its orbit it appears up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter, making it a “supermoon”.

The moon will be appear biggest when it reaches the peak of its full phase, which is expected to happen this morning, November 14th, at 8:52 a.m. EST.

“When the moon is near the horizon, it can look unnaturally large when viewed through trees, buildings, or other foreground objects,” a NASA spokesman told local reporters. “The effect is an optical illusion, but that fact doesn’t take away from the experience.”

This month’s moon is especially “super” for two reasons:

• it is the only supermoon this year to be completely full
• it is the closest moon to Earth since 1948 – when a gallon of gas cost just 16 cents.

The moon won’t be this super again until 2034.