A supermoon is seen as it sets over the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in Washington.
A supermoon is seen as it sets over the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in Washington. A supermoon occurs when the Moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth. That morning, the Moon was the closest it has been to Earth since 1948, and it appeared 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger than the average monthly full Moon.
Image Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani