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biggest and brightest full moon The Year of the Pig will be visible this week with fireworks displays across the UK as it coincides with bonfire Night,
of november super moonAlso known as the Beaver Moon, it will reach its closest point to Earth – 356,833 kilometers (221,726 miles) away – on Wednesday, November 5 at 10:30 p.m., just hours after reaching its full moon peak.
this is the second one Three consecutive supermoons in 2025Which occurs when the Moon is within 90 percent of its closest point to Earth, also known as its perigee.
The moon can appear up to 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter during this period, while a visual effect known as the moon illusion can make it appear even larger as it rises or sets on the horizon.
“The images prove that the Moon is about the same width near the horizon as it is when it’s high in the sky, but that’s not what we see with our eyes,” NASA said in a blog post.
“Thus it is an illusion that is rooted in the way our brain processes visual information. Even though we have been seeing it for thousands of years, there is still no satisfactory scientific explanation for why we see it.”
Lawrence Wasserman, an astronomer at Lowell Observatory, said the tides may be slightly higher during a supermoon because the moon is closer to Earth. But the difference is not very noticeable.
If the sky is clear, no special equipment is needed to view the supermoon. But changes in the Moon’s shape may be difficult to detect with the naked eye.
“The differences are most apparent as compared between other images or observations,” said Shannon Schmoll, director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University.
Supermoons happen a few times a year. One in October the moon will appear slightly larger and the other in December will be the last of the year.
Current weather forecasts suggest that conditions on Wednesday night will not be particularly favorable for viewing the supermoon in the UK.
The Met Office predicts that much of the country will remain cloudy on 5 November, although there will be some clear skies in the south of England and Wales on the morning of Thursday, 6 November.
Additional reporting from agencies.