![]() ![]() ![]() It should be easy to see by looking up at the sky, but you can make your way to a higher vantage point with less light pollution if you want a clearer view. The only way you will see it is if there are clear skies. The supermoon on 3 July (also known as the Buck Moon) will rise at 10.14pm. A supermoon can also appear larger when rising or setting on the horizon because we have objects like trees and mountains to compare it to. When it’s at its furthest point away from Earth, it can be called a ‘micro moon’.Ī supermoon, which only occurs a few times each year, casts around 30% more light than a regular full moon due to more of the sun’s rays reflecting off its surface. (Getty Images) What is a supermoon?Ī supermoon occurs when that month’s full moon is closer to the Earth than usual, and therefore appears to be a bigger and brighter full moon.ĭuring the moon’s orbit of Earth, it can be anywhere between 360,000 to 400,000 kilometres away. The supermoon rises over St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, on the North East coast of England on 2 July. ![]()
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