Last “Supermoon”of 2026 Over San Francisco

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Thanks to an optical illusion in the sky, the moon will appear bigger and brighter than normal in the San Francisco Bay Area in the night, during what astronomers call a "supermoon." Because the sun is about 50,000 miles closer to the earth than at its furthest point - and it's a full or new moon - the moon will appear larger and brighter than most full moons. To be considered a supermoon, it has to be within 224,851 miles (361,863 kilometers) of our planet, as measured from the centers of the...