Supermoon September 2014 Date, Time, How to Watch Last Supermoon of 2014; 6 Due in 2015

By Max Bonto, Christian Post Contributor Friday, September 05, 2014

The month of August was an exciting time for astronomy enthusiasts as the largest supermoon of the year and a Perseid meteor shower occurred. The next supermoon will be on Sept. 9 and will be the last one for the year of 2014.

Supermoons are lunar phenomena where the moon reaches a point in its orbit where it is closest to the Earth. At this point, the moon will appear to be bigger and brighter.

The Sept. 9 supermoon will be the last to complete the trio of supermoons that began in July. The biggest and brightest of the trio was the one that occurred Aug. 10.

Essentially, supermoons can be viewed anywhere in the world with varying degrees of size and brightness. During the Aug. 10 supermoon, the phenomenon was best viewed in northern Scotland. For the supermoon on Tuesday, there are still no predictions on where to best view the supermooon.

Afterwards, regular full moons will come back scheduled on Oct. 8, Nov. 6, and Dec. 6. The full moon on Oct. 8 will be a special kind of full moon where it will radiate with a reddish tint, giving it the title of "blood moon."

For next year, six supermoons will be occurring on Jan. 20, Feb. 18, Mar. 20, Aug. 29, Sept. 28, and Oct. 27. The largest supermoon for 2015 will be occurring in September.