Supermoon (2014)

Full disc view of the Moon.
A perigee full moon or supermoon is seen, Sunday, August 10, 2014, in Washington. A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time it is full.
NASA/Bill Ingalls
April 29, 2019
CreditNASA/Bill Ingalls
Historical DateAugust 10, 2014
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A perigee full Moon or supermoon is seen, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Washington. A supermoon occurs when the Moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time it is full.