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When is the next supermoon: Sat, Aug 29, 2:35 PM EDT A full moon is when the sun, Earth and moon line up, with the Earth in the middle. As seen from the surface of the Earth, the moon is fully illuminated. Because it is opposite the sun in the sky, the moon rises in the east just as the sun sets in the west. And, roughly 12 hours later, the moon sets in the west just as the sun is rising in the east. Because the Earth is constantly revolving around the sun and the moon is constantly revolving

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Supermoon arriving on August 29 2015