Tonight's Super Moon won't happen for another 45 years

The full moon tonight will be a "Super Moon", meaning it is a full moon when the moon is closest to earth. (NASA)

Tonight we will have a full moon. But it's not just any full moon. The full moon has two special characteristics. It's technically happening just after midnight - on Friday the 13th. The full moon is also what astronomers call a "Super Moon."

The full moon on Friday the 13th is a rarity. According to David DeBruyn, emeritus director for the Chaffee Planetarium in Grand Rapids, a full moon on Friday the 13th hasn't happened since October 2000. He also says the next full moon on Friday the 13th won't occur until August 2049.

Not only is the full moon on a superstitious date, it is also called a "Super Moon." A Super Moon occurs at the time in the moon's orbit around the earth when the moon is closest to Earth.

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