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Supermoon on Saturday
May 2, 2012 | Christian Science Monitor

On Saturday the distance between the Moon and the Earth will be at a minimum at about 11:35 PM as the Moon makes its elliptical orbit around the earth. The moon will appear bigger and brighter than normal.


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