Biggest ‘supermoon’ of the year to appear Wednesday

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On Wednesday, the moon will be at its closest point to the Earth for this year, making it the biggest “supermoon” of 2022. This moon is known as the Buck moon.

The moon will actually be at its closest point around 4 a.m. our time on Wednesday morning. Nine hours and 38 minutes later, it will officially turn full. However, it will appear to be full for a day or so, according to NASA.

“Unlike some astronomical events, there’s not (a situation where) you’ve got to look at it this instant or else you miss it,” said Noah Petro, chief of NASA’s Planetary Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Lab. “There’s really no moment that you have to be looking at it to maximize your enjoyment of the full moon. If it’s cloudy and you don’t want to be outside, just go one of the next nights.”

According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, this full moon is commonly called the Buck moon because male deer, or bucks, fully grow out their antlers in July. Bucks’ antlers shed each year and then regrow a little bigger as the buck ages.