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The most recent full supermoon occurred on November 15, 2024, and the next one will be on October 7, 2025. [13] The supermoon of November 14, 2016, was the closest full occurrence since January 26, 1948, and will not be surpassed until November 25, 2034. [15] The closest full supermoon of the 21st century will occur on December 6, 2052. [16]
All you have to do is take one look at the sky on November 14th, and you’ll understand what all the fuss is about.
The supermoon of 14 November 2016 was 356,511 km (221,526 mi) away [1] from the center of Earth. Supermoons occur 3–4 times per year. [2] As the Earth revolves around the Sun, approximate axial parallelism of the Moon's orbital plane (tilted five degrees to the Earth's orbital plane) results in the revolution of the lunar nodes relative to the Earth.
13 November – The University of East Anglia reports that global emissions of CO 2 did not grow in 2015 and are projected to rise only slightly in 2016, marking three years of almost no growth. [341] 14 November – A supermoon occurs, as the full Moon comes closer to the Earth than at any time since 1948. [342]
“Extreme Perigee” Supermoon. If a supermoon falls near an “extreme perigee,” that is rare, says NASA.The full supermoon on November 2016, for example, passed by a mere 356,523 km from Earth.
November 27 – Lunar occultation of Spica. Early risers in the eastern U.S. and Canada can catch the Moon passing in front of Spica this morning, briefly hiding the bright star from view.
The first photo was taken on 13 November 2016 at 6:20pm PST, observing the full Moon just hours before it would officially become the largest supermoon since 1948. The second photo was shot 24 hours later, and the contrast was enhanced to bring out details such as mountainous terrain. The next supermoon will not occur this large until the year ...
The November full moon will be a special big and bright supermoon — the last of 2024 and not to be seen again for another year — but that's not all. The beaver moon will be full on Friday, but ...