Full hunter’s supermoon: 2025’s closest, brightest moon
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Key Points:
- On Wednesday night, a full hunter’s supermoon will be visible, marking the closest and brightest moon of 2025, occurring at full phase at 8:19 a.m. EST.
- The hunter’s moon typically appears in October but occurs in November every four years; it follows the full harvest moon and historically provided light for hunters in fallow fields.
- A "supermoon" occurs when the full moon is within 24 hours of its closest approach to Earth (perigee), making it appear 16% brighter and 6% larger than an average full moon; this is the second consecutive supermoon following last month’s harvest moon.
- The best time to photograph the supermoon is at moonrise around
