Spot the 'Supermoon' this Sunday 28th March

    The first Supermoon of 2021 is due to shine brightly over Somerset this Sunday, and it will look bigger than ever!

    It will look bigger because it will be closer to Earth. This Supermoon is a Super Worm Moon and is named for the earthworms that begin to appear in March, when the soil begins to warm up, bringing robins and other birds for the start of spring. 

    The clocks change to British Summer Time, moving an hour ahead on Sunday morning, with the moon first rising above the horizon at 19:06 BST, and the point it will appear largest will be 19:48 BST.

    It should appear full through until Tuesday morning, according to NASA. 

    The best time to photograph the Moon is at it rises. When the Moon is low on the horizon the atmosphere makes it appear even larger, astronomers suggest. 

    The Met Office is forecasting sunny intervals at peak-moon about 10 minutes after sunset.

    Other Moon events coming in 2021:

    April 27 (4.31 am) Pink Moon 

    May 26 (12.13 pm) Flower Moon

    June 24 (7.39 pm) Strawberry Moon

    July 24 (3.36 am) Buck Moon

    August 22 (1.01pm) Sturgeon Moon

    September 22 (12.54 am) Full Corn/Harvest Moon

    October 20 (3.56 pm) Hunter's Moon

    November 19 (8.57 am) Beaver Moon

    December 19 (4.35 am) Cold Moon
     

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