You may want to look up on Tuesday and Wednesday nights to catch a special sight in the sky: a supermoon, the closest of the year.

But with the impressive display, South Florida can also expect a watery visitor: king tides.

What is a supermoon?

The moon's orbit around the Earth isn't a perfect circle, so it gets nearer and farther as it swings around. A so-called supermoon happens when a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit. That makes the moon look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the faintest moon of the year, according to NASA.

When is the November full supermoon?

The moon will peak at 8:10 a.m. ET on Nov. 5, but it will be below the horizon at that time so the best chance for viewing will be on the evenings of Nov. 4 and Nov. 5, according to the Farmer's Almanac.

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