October’s Supermoon Pairs With Comet for Special Nighttime Spectacle

The full moon rises in the over a beer sign in the outfield at Kauffman Stadium during a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, in Kansas City, Mo., on Sept. 17, 2024. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—October’s supermoon is the closest of the year and it’s teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one.

The third of four supermoons this year, it will be 222,055 miles away Wednesday night, making it seem even bigger and brighter than in August and September. It will reach its full lunar phase on Thursday.