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In Americas? Watch supermoon tonight
« on: November 13, 2016, 05:55:12 pm »
Bruce McClure
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November 13, 2016

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The full moon of November 14, 2016 is not only the biggest, closest and brightest supermoon of this year. It’s the closest supermoon since January 26, 1948. Should you watch for this full moon on the night of November 14? Sure, and, if you do, it’ll be beautiful. But, for us in the Americas the moon is closer to full on the night of November 13.

The moon turns precisely full on November 14, 2016 at 13:52 UTC. This full moon instant will happen in the morning hours before sunrise November 14 in western North America and on many Pacific islands, east of the International Date Line...

The moon won’t come this close to Earth again until November 25, 2034...

Want the exact time of full moon for North American time zones? Okay, so the moon will reach the crest of its full phase on November 14 at 13:52 UTC. That translates to 9:52 a.m. AST, 8:52 a.m. EST, 7:52 a.m. CST, 6:52 a.m. MST, 5:52 a.m. PST...
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Space.com: Supermoon November 2016: When, Where & How to See It

The Independent: How to see the biggest supermoon for 70 years

National Geographic: How to Photograph a Supermoon