An extremely rare supermoon is right outside your window right now. In fact, we haven't seen a moon this big and bright in 68 years.
- Supermoons happen every 13 months
- Next one like this won't happen until 2034
Supermoon St. Louis from the Compton Hill Water Tower #supermoon #stl Vertical or horizontal? More pix coming at @stltoday & in print Monday pic.twitter.com/iKDPkp6Ztq
— David Carson (@PDPJ) November 13, 2016
Supermoons occur around every 13 months. However, one like this will not happen until 2034, according to NASA.
It's called a supermoon when the moon is both full and at it's closest point to the Earth in its orbit. On Monday morning both of these things are happen within just a couple hours of each other.
Outstanding photo of the #supermoon & a plane over London (📷 by @photogator96) pic.twitter.com/JgNbcZHKdV
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 14, 2016
The moon turns precisely full at 8:52 a.m., Monday.
Many people around the world started snapping pictures as the moon began to rise overnight.
The supermoon, the largest since Jan. 26, 1948, rises behind Reunion Tower in downtown Dallas this evening. #supermoon #supermoon2016 pic.twitter.com/GvRAZ76QPq
— Tom Fox (@TomFoxPhoto) November 14, 2016