2013 Supermoon
A supermoon rises behind the Washington Monument, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Washington. That year the Supermoon was up to 13.5% larger and 30% brighter than a typical Full Moon. This was a result of the Moon reaching its perigee - the closest that it gets to the Earth during the course of its orbit. During perigee on June 23, 2013, the Moon was about 221,824 miles away, as compared to the 252,581 miles away that it is at its furthest distance from the Earth (apogee).
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Image Number: 201306230004HQ
Date: June 23, 2013
2013 Supermoon
A supermoon rises behind the Washington Monument, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Washington. That year the Supermoon was up to 13.5% larger and 30% brighter than a typical Full Moon. This was a result of the Moon reaching its perigee - the closest that it gets to the Earth during the course of its orbit. During perigee on June 23, 2013, the Moon was about 221,824 miles away, as compared to the 252,581 miles away that it is at its furthest distance from the Earth (apogee).
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Image Number: 201306230004HQ
Date: June 23, 2013