Today will see the moon appearing 14% bigger and 30% brighter than usual, as it comes the closest it has been to earth since 1948.

According to National Geographic, the biggest supermoon in 68 years will be “just 356,508km” from our planet.

The moon will be at its fullest at 15:52 local time.

The best time to see the moon in your city is at moonrise:

• Cape Town – 19:25
• Johannesburg – 18:33
• Durban – 18:26

This article first appeared on MyBroadband and is republished with permission.

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