US EditionFinal Supermoon of 2024 to Brighten Skies This Week
- The year’s fourth and final supermoon will appear bigger and brighter on Thursday, coming within about 225,000 miles of Earth.
- The supermoon will reach its full phase on Friday after its closest approach on Thursday.
- In 2025, there will be three supermoons starting in October.
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It will be the fourth and last supermoon of the year, which will look bigger and brighter than usual when it approaches some 361,867 kilometers from the Earth on Thursday. It will not reach its full lunar phase until Friday. The supermoon leaves after the peak of the Táurid meteor shower and before the Lionids become more active. Last month’s supermoon was 4,500 kilometers closer, making it the closest of the year. The series began in August. Th…
When to Catch the Last Supermoon of the Year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Better catch this week’s supermoon. It will be a while until the next one. This will be the year’s fourth and final supermoon, looking bigger and brighter than usual as it comes within about 225,000 miles (361,867 kilometers) of Earth on Thursday. It won’t reach its full lunar phase until Friday. The supermoon rises after the peak of the Taurid meteor shower and before the Leonids are most active. Last month’s supermoon wa…
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