The moon tonight reaches its closest point to Earth - The Mundo.es

reach the Moon on the night of Sunday the point in its orbit closest to the Earth , known as perigee, and will rank only 356 991 kilometers. This event happens once or twice a month, but this time it does when full moon phase, which makes it a ‘super moon’ .

Thanks to this phenomenon, to see the satellite 14% bigger than usual, and almost 30% more light . As explained by experts from NASA, the best time for observation is about is the sunset, when the moon takes its place in the sky.

The term ‘super moon’ was coined in 1979 by astrologer Richard Nolle , to describe this phenomenon can not be seen again until November 16, 2016.

The event coincides with the traditional celebration in Spain of Midsummer , the start of the summer season in many coastal cities bonfires symbolized by the seashore.