That’s because the moon takes a little under a month, or 29 1/2 days, to complete a cycle from full moon to full moon. In 2020, however, observant skywatchers will be able to see 13 full moons, two of which will be supermoons. A supermoon looks slightly larger in the sky because the full moon coincides with the moon’s closest point to Earth.

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That’s because the moon takes a little under a month, or 29 1/2 days, to complete a cycle from full moon to full moon. In 2020, however, observant skywatchers will be able to see 13 full moons, two of which will be supermoons. A super

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That’s because the moon takes a little under a month, or 29 1/2 days, to complete a cycle from full moon to full moon. In 2020, however, observant skywatchers will be able to see 13 full moons, two of which will be supermoons. A super...

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The moon shows its full face to Earth about once a month. Well, sort of. Most of the time, the full moon isn't perfectly full. We always see the same side of the moon, but part of it is in shadow. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full, and that alignment produces a lunar eclipse. And sometimes — once in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four times in a season, depending on which definition you prefer). [The Moon: 10 Surprising Facts] The next full moon occurs on Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 1:22 a.m. EDT (5:22 UTC), but the moon will appear full the night before and after its peak to the casual stargazer. September's full moon is known as the Corn Moon, though it has many other nicknames by different cultures.

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