There will be a Supermoon on Sunday November 13 2016 at 11:36pm in the Los Angeles area.
You can still see the Supermoon on Monday November 14 2016.
Mostly clear skies tonight will make for excellent viewing of the Supermoon.
South OC Beaches has minimum light pollution in the Southern California area.
South OC Beaches is a great place to view the Supermoon!
Griffith Observatory reports that “Los Angeles will be at its closest to the Moon on Sunday night November 13 2016 at 11:36 p.m.PST at a range of 217,843 miles.
The perigee full moon appears 7 percent larger and produces about 15 percent more illumination than an average full moon.
This perigee Full Moon is the closest since 1948.”
Nasa explains that “The term supermoon has entered popular consciousness in recent years. Originally a term from modern astrology for a new or full moon that occurs when the moon is within 90% of its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit, supermoon now refers more broadly to a full moon that is closer to Earth than average.
But why is the moon closer to Earth at some times but not others?
Since the moon’s orbit is elliptical, one side (perigee) is about 30,000 miles (50,000 km) closer to Earth than the other (apogee).
The word syzygy, in addition to being useful in word games, is the scientific name for when the Earth, sun, and moon line up as the moon orbits Earth.
When perigee-syzygy of the Earth-moon-sun system occurs and the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun, we get a perigee moon or more commonly, a super moon!
The full moon of November 14 is not only the closest full moon of 2016 but also the closest full moon to date in the 21st century. The full moon won’t come this close to Earth again until November 25, 2034.”
