On the first night of 2018, the moon will be biggest and brightest of the whole year,
Nicknamed a "Wolf Moon," the moon will appear 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter. This is because the moon at perigee-point in orbit, so it is as close to the earth as it gets.
Because the Moon’s orbit is elliptical, sometimes it's closer to Earth and sometimes it is farther. When a full Moon and the point closest to the Earth line up, we get a supermoon. pic.twitter.com/ZgmzWiOioR
— NASA Moon (@NASAMoon) January 1, 2018
The moon rises at 4:17 p.m. Monday.
NASA has an online interactive that shows how the moon appears differently based on its orbit.
The next Blue Moon Super Moon will be on Jan. 31.
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