NEW YORK, NY – The last supermoon of the year is set to rise this weekend, and it promises to be spectacular.
December's supermoon joins those in May and September as the year's most impressive. Each one has at least one special name: The May moon is also known as the Flower Moon, September's is called the Harvest Moon and December's has several names including the Full Cold Moon, the Beaver Moon and the Hunter's Moon.
It's called a supermoon because the planet, which doesn't have a perfectly circular orbit, gets closer to the Earth – sometimes more than 30,000 miles closer than normal. As a result, it appears 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter.
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The best viewing times are considered the first half hour after the moon rises.
In New York City, it will rise at 4:59 p.m. on Sunday.
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While it won't be fully "super" on Saturday, it still should be an impressive sight when it rises at 4:10 p.m..
If you miss this moon, don't worry. Two more are expected in January – on the 2nd and 31st.
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