The Final SupeMoon of 2020---May 06, 2020

Greg Brown, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory, said: "Technically the exact moment of full moon is 11.45am, however the moon will not be visible in the sky in the UK at that time."

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Greg Brown, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory, said: "Technically the exact moment of full moon is 11.45am, however the moon will not be visible in the sky in the UK at that time."  "Times for moonrise and set vary slightly across the UK, but not by more than about 10 minutes or so."  

 This full moon will also be a supermoon, meaning it will be about 6% larger than a typical full moon and around 14% bigger than a micromoon, which is when the moon is at its furthest point from Earth.

Dr Brown told PA: "The moon's orbit around the Earth is not entirely circular, instead a slightly flattened circle or ellipse.

"As such, it is sometimes closer to and sometimes further away from the Earth.

"While definitions vary, a supermoon typically occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon being within the closest 10% of its orbit."

Dr. Brown also said this event would be the third and final supermoon of this year. He told PA: "Because of how the dynamics of orbits work, these usually occur in runs of two or three with longer gaps of several months between each set of supermoons."  The next supermoon will be visible in April 2021.