First supermoon in 2023 comes during holiday weekend

By Jenny Goldsberry

Published July 3, 2023 12:26am ET

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First supermoon in 2023 comes during holiday weekend — The first supermoon in 2023 is set to appear on Sunday night. Since the moon orbits the Earth in an ellipse, there are times of the year when it appears closest, which happens often in the moon’s 27-day journey. However, when the moon is at its closest, otherwise known as its perigee, and it is […]

The first supermoon in 2023 is set to appear on Sunday night.

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