'Full Flower Moon': See the last supermoon of 2020 at its best in these webcasts

By Elizabeth Howell 3 hours ago

May's full moon is Thursday, May 7, but you can see it at its best tonight!

Get set for the "super" Full Flower Moon of May! The full moon will occur on Thursday (May 7) at 6:45 a.m. EDT (1045 GMT), and it will be the last supermoon of 2020. See it at its fullest and brightest tonight (May 6) with your own eyes or a live webcast.

The full moon arrives just 32 hours after the moon reached perigee, or the closest approach to Earth in its orbit. That makes this a "supermoon," according to NASA.

You will see a very subtle difference in the moon's size, as supermoons appear up to 7% larger and 15% brighter than the usual full moon. On May 7, the supermoon will be about 33 arc minutes (0.55 degrees) across, compared to the usual 31 arc minutes (0.52 degrees).

NASA says this will be the last supermoon of 2020 after a string of larger-than-usual moons early in the year, in February, March and April.

More:
https://www.space.com/full-flower-supermoon-2020-webcasts.html