November 14, Monday evening, you gotta be out on your terrace to witness a rare phenomenon. The moon will be closer to earth than it has been in the past 68 years, making it the brightest supermoon in as many years. A full moon shape and closest distance from earth means the milky light will shine brighter on us than most of us have ever seen. So the moon, or the ‘Supermoon’ as they prefer calling it on this occasion will shine brighter, will look bigger with the rabbit or the grand old lady within it being more prominently visible than ever for most of us.
So how big will the moon actually be? Well, cutting through all the scientific explanations, let us get you straight to the numbers you are looking for. It would be 7 percent bigger and about 15 percent brighter than your average full moon.
But hey, don’t get lazy, for you won’t be able to witness the Supermoon at its grandest all through the night. You’d be able to witness the moon in all its splendour just at the time when it’s rising above the horizon. While the moon itself is not bigger at this point, it tends to look grander against smaller objects on the horizon like buildings, TV towers etc.
We have provided the list of some placed and the respective times for moonrise to spot the Supermoon. However, even if it is not listed here, just get atop the terrace, or peep out the window eastwards as the sunlight dims down. Check out the timings for the Supermoon rise listed below
- New Delhi, India: perigee at 4:52pm, moonrise at 5:37pm
- London, UK: perigee at 11:22am, moonrise at 4:44pm
- Berlin, Germany: perigee at 12:22pm, moonrise at 4:46pm
- Istanbul, Turkey: perigee at 2:22pm, moonrise at 6:08pm
- Beijing, China: perigee at 7:22pm, moonrise at 5:09pm
- Moscow, Russia: perigee at 2:22pm, moonrise at 4:56pm
- Sydney, Australia: perigee at 10:22pm, moonrise at 7:07pm
