SUPERMOON | 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 12:58PM 
SUPERMOON | 2013
It's SUPERMOON time! Look to the sky this weekend to see the biggest, fullest and brightest moon of 2013. On Sunday, June 23, the moon will be at its closest point to Earth — called perigee. This relatively close brush will happen as the moon enters its fullest phase, creating the cosmic coincidence known as the supermoon. At its fullest and closest, the moon will appear about 12 percent larger in the sky.
The supermoon is the largest full moon of the year. On Sunday at 4:32 a.m. PDT the moon will be at its most full, just 22 minutes after it passes the closest point to the Earth in its eliptical orbit around our planet.
The average distance of the moon from the Earth is 238,000 miles. On Sunday morning, it will be just 221,824 miles away -- or 16,176 miles closer than usual.
Peace to all the SKY-WATCHERS!! Enjoy.