Best time and place to view October’s rare Harvest supermoon View Image

On October 7 at around 18:20GMT, the first supermoon of 2025 will rise into the UK skies. This will start a run of three consecutive supermoons in the last three months of the year with the largest and brightest expected in November.

The final effects of storm Amy may still be lingering by the time the supermoon is due so Brits may need to keep an eye on the weather forecast as cloud cover might block their view of the moon. The supermoon should remain visible for a few consecutive nights so there may be more than one chance to spot this lunar event.

A supermoon occurs when the moon is full at its closest point to Earth. Because of the elliptical orbit the moon has around the Earth, this point in the orbit cause

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