Supermoon 2024 Time. As the moon orbits the earth it does so in an elliptical manner, moving closer and further away. As the beaver moon is rising, spectators might glimpse a moon illusion, a period of time where the supermoon could look even bigger than.

Contrast these moon distances to the average moon distance of 238,900 miles. While supermoons are far from rare, occurring three to four times per year, this one is pretty special.