Full moon

This month's full moon will appear bigger, brighter and redder than usual, as the rare simultaneous occurrence of a supermoon and a lunar eclipse takes place in some parts of the world on 26 May.

May's full moon is the second of two supermoons in 2021, with the previous one taking place in April over largely cloudy skies in the UK.

It is the final full moon of 2020

The moon rises over the Parthenon on the ancient Acropolis Hill in Athens, Greece, Tuesday. Tuesday's full moon, or supermoon, appears brighter and bigger than other full moons because it is close to its perigee, which is the closest point in its orbit to Earth. [Petros Giannakouris/AP]

It will be in its largest phase about 18 hours, NOVA TV reports. 

February's full moon will brighten the skies as the biggest supermoon of the year.

A full moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon before a lunar eclipse at Cape Sounio, near Athens, Friday.

National Geographic - Get ready for a celestial double feature unlike anything seen in decades: Mars is about to make its closest approach to Earth in 15 years—just as the full moon blushes red in the longest "blood moon" eclipse of the century.

A rare celestial event will grace the skies during the coming week when a blue moon and lunar eclipse combine with the moon being at its closest point to Earth, resulting in what is being called a "super blue blood moon", according to the Guardian.

Get ready to see amazing eclipses, a comet encounter, planetary pairings, and more celestial wonders.

The year ahead offers many heavenly delights for sky-watchers, including a pair of lunar eclipses and a comet with potentially surprising brightness.

The first ‘supermoon’ of 2018 was visible in Istanbul late on Jan. 1, giving locals an up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter view of the moon. ‘Supermoons’ occur when a full moon approximately coincides with the moon’s perigee, or with a point in its orbit that is closest to earth.

The December full moon will approach the planet tonight (December 3) for the very first and unfortunately last supermoon event of the year.

The spectacular rare sighting will see the full moon swell up to 14 per cent in size and grow brighter by as much as 30 per cent.