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February’s Full Moon Is Biggest Super Moon of 2019

February’s Full Moon Is Biggest Super Moon of 2019
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By Staff, Agencies

After January's Super Blood Moon, stargazers are getting ready for yet another stunning sight tonight as a Super Snow Moon or Hunger Moon will grace the skies.

February's full moon is going to be the biggest Super Moon of the year.

Super Moon is a term used with a full moon that occurs when the Moon is at or near its closest approach to Earth.

On February 19, the Moon will be just 356,846 km away from the Earth, in contrast, this year's farthest full moon on September 14, 2019 will be at 406,248 km away from our planet.

This February full moon is particularly noteworthy after a Black Moon in February last year. Black Moon is a term used when there is no full moon or new moon in a month or there is an additional new moon that appears in a month or in a season.

The super snow moon is the second of three supermoon events in the first three months of the year -- a packed lunar calendar for 2019, which marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the mission that took the first humans to the moon.

It will make the moon appear unusually large when it rises and sets, and -- like most lunar events -- is sure to draw amateur star gazers around the world outside.

The supermoon will occur during this full moon because it will be closest in its orbit to Earth.

Technically, the supermoon will reach its peak on Tuesday morning at 10:54 a.m. ET, but it won't be visible then. Instead, keep an eye out later in the day.

Moonrise will be the best time for those interested in capturing dramatic supermoon photos because the moon will be closest to the horizon. Check your local time for moonrise here.

The moon looking deceptively large is known as a "Moon illusion," which occurs when the moon is close to the horizon and objects such as buildings or trees are in front of it for scale, which tricks our brains into thinking the moon is closer to the objects than it really is.

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