Life in generalScience Supermoon rising over Sydney Harbour May 6, 2012 Evan Predavec Supermoon rising over Sydney Harbour. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to Earth on its elliptical orbit. In other words, it’s closer to us and looks significantly bigger than normal. Reflection on the water. Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Related