The final months of 2025 will bring about the two biggest “super moons” of the year, with the first coming Wednesday evening during rush hour.

When a full moon rises Wednesday at 4:45 p.m., it will be at its nearest distance to Earth this year at 221,726 miles, according to timeanddate.com . The full moon on Dec. 4 will be its second-closest distance of the year, a mere 82 miles further than this week. For comparison, the moon’s furthest distance from earth in 2025, which will occur Nov. 19, will be 252,706 miles.

The reason for the difference is that the moon’s 27-day orbit is elliptical (oval), and the Earth is not at its center.

According to a NASA space educational site , the full moon appears about 14% bigger and 30% brighter during a super moon than the faintest moon of the ye

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