The giant strawberry moon lights up the sky, and it was the lowest moon of the year

A Strawberry Supermoon sweetened the sky this week.

The full moon began Tuesday morning around 7:52 a.m., and was at its closest point to Earth — or perigee — at 7:24 p.m. EDT, according to NASA.

He. She qualifies The space agency said it is a “giant moon,” which is when a full moon occurs during the period when the moon is at its closest point to Earth during its elliptical orbit.

The moon appears as the largest and brightest during Supermoon.

It appears about 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than when the moon is at its farthest point in its orbit or at its apex.

This event will also be the lowest full moon on the horizon in 2022, NASA said.

Those who looked before 2 a.m. EDT on Wednesday may have caught the full moon when it was just 23.3 degrees above the horizon, NASA said.