When moon came closest to earth in decades (Photo/Video)

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Tek Narayan Bhattarai

Bhattarai is one of the leading multimedia journalists associated with Nepal Republic Media, the publisher of Republica English Daily (@RepublicaNepal) & Nagarik Daily (@nagarik_news). He is in mainstream journalism since a decade. His online TV show ‘Nagarik Show’ is one of the most watched shows on YouTube. Also, a renowned photojournalist, Bhattarai was awarded by Bird Conservation Nepal in 2014 for vulture conservation through photojournalism.

Published On: November 15, 2016 09:35 AM NPT By: Tek Narayan Bhattarai

When moon came closest to earth in decades (Photo/Video)

KATHMANDU, Nov 15: The biggest and brightest full moon lighted up the sky in nearly after 69 years around the globe on Monday.

A “supermoon” occurs when the moon becomes full on the same day as its perigee, the point in the moon’s orbit when it is closest to Earth.

The term is borrowed from the pseudoscience of astrology but has been adopted by popular culture and astronomers. Supermoons generally appear to be 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons.

Below photos tells more how the supermoon looked from Kathmandu Valley.