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First Supermoon of 2021 Will Appear in Night Sky Monday, April 26–Here’s What You Need to Know

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First Supermoon of 2021 Will Appear in Night Sky Monday, April 26–Here’s What You Need to Know
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The first of two supermoons this year will grace the night sky on Monday, April 26.

A “supermoon” is a full moon that occurs while it’s at its “perigee”—the point where a satellite is closest to the Earth along its orbit.

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