{"id":36642,"date":"2013-06-18T03:26:27","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T07:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=36642"},"modified":"2013-06-18T03:26:27","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T07:26:27","slug":"supermoon-2013-date-and-time-supermoon-on-june-23-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/supermoon-2013-date-and-time-supermoon-on-june-23-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Supermoon 2013 Date And Time — Supermoon On June 23 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

On June 23 2013 the Moon will be closer to the Earth than at any other point in all of 2013. This Supermoon — as it’s known — will appear about 14% larger and 30% brighter than a typical Full Moon does. The Moon will be at its closest distance to the Earth at exactly 7:32 am EDT (4:32 am PDT) on June 23 2013 — as a result of that timing, both the night of June 22 and the night of June 23 will offer good shows.<\/p>\n

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Something to note — this Supermoon will actually be the closest that the Moon will get to the Earth until August 2014, so enjoy the sight while you can.<\/p>\n

The Supermoon is a regularly recurring event, it’s the result of the Moon reaching its perigree \u2014 the portion of its orbit where it’s closer to the Earth than at any other time. During the upcoming perigee on June 23 the Moon will be right around 221,824 miles away from us. That’s compared to 252,581 or so miles away that it’s at when it’s farthest distance from the Earth — the apogee.<\/p>\n