The last supermoon of the year will shine Thursday night, and all you have to do is look up.

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

Supermoons happen a few times a year in clusters, taking advantage of the sweet spot in the moon’s elliptical orbit, and Thursday night’s event is the last of three in a row in 2025. It's also called the Cold Moon.

The best time to see it is 6:14 p.m. NBC6

The supermoon can be glimpsed in clear night skies without any special equipment. But it can be tough to discern the subtle change

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