Tomorrow, the moon will orbit closer to the earth than at any time since 1948, named a ‘supermoon’, it is defined by a Full or New moon coinciding with the moon’s closest approach to the Earth. / AFP / Adrian DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) A family watch the moon rise a day before the “supermoon” spectacle on Beacon Hill near Loughborough, Britain, November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Staples A full moon is seen during the eve of the “supermoon” in the lower Manhattan in New York, U.S. November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz People stroll along the Tagus riverside in Lisbon as the moon rises Sunday, Nov. 13 2016. The so-called Supermoon on Nov. 14, 2016, will be the closest a full moon will have been to Earth since 1948. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) WATCHUNG, NJ – NOVEMBER 13: A super moon rises at sunset over lower Manhattan in New York City on November 13, 2016 as seen from Watchung, NJ. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) A woman sits on the rooftop terrace of a house during the “supermoon” in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares Streetlights are seen next to the moon a day before the “supermoon” spectacle, in London, Britain November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall A pod on the London Eye is seen against the moon a day before the “supermoon” spectacle, in London, Britain November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall A man stands on a balcony of a building of Madrid as the moon rises in background, on November 13, 2016, on the eve of a “supermoon”.
On November 14, 2016, the moon will orbit closer to the earth than at any time since 1948, named a ‘supermoon’, it is defined by a Full or New moon coinciding with the moon’s closest approach to the Earth. / AFP / GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) A full moon is seen over the Manhattan Bridge during the eve of the “supermoon” in New York, U.S. November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz The moon rises near Glastonbury Tor a day before the “supermoon” spectacle, in Glastonbury, Britain November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden The moon rises over Hefer Valley in Israel, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016. The upcoming supermoon, on Nov. 14, will be especially “super” because it’s the closest full moon to Earth since 1948. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) The moon rises behind the castle of Almodovar in Cordoba, southern Spain, on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016. The Supermoon on November 14, 2016, will be the closest a full moon has been to Earth since January 26, 1948. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti) The moon rises beyond flags atop Fraser Hall on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kan., Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016. Monday morning’s supermoon was to be the closest a full moon has been to Earth since Jan. 26, 1948. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)Supermoon Rising: Pictures The moon rises beyond the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kan., Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016. The morning’s supermoon will be the closest a full moon has been to Earth since Jan. 26, 1948. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)