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Supermoon (2014)

Full disc view of the Moon.
Source: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Published: April 29, 2019
Historical Date: August 10, 2014

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.

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