The last Supermoon of 2023 will appear this week



As fall approaches, the summer of the supermoon is coming to an end. The last of the four full moons of the season, known as the Harvest Moon, will rise on Friday, September 29, including in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

For observers in New York City, the fully illuminated moon will rise around 6:33 pm ET and set the next day around 6:52 pm ET. After the full moon, it will gradually become less bright, a process called “waning.” Finally, there will be a completely dark new moon on October 14th, marking the start of a new lunar cycle.


A series of four consecutive supermoons began with a full moon in July and continued with two in August: a full sturgeon moon and a full blue moon. A supermoon occurs when the Moon is closest to Earth in its orbit, making it appear brighter and slightly larger than a normal full moon.


The Moon will be at its closest point to Earth on the evening of Wednesday, September 27, which is two days before the full moon appears. However, this will not be the closest or brightest supermoon of 2023. The full moon on August 30 was closer to Earth.