THE biggest and brightest supermoon of 2025 was visible in Myanmar on the night of 5 November, and the last supermoon event for 2025 will occur in December, according to the Myanmar Astronomy & Science Enthusiasts Society (MASES).
The night of 5 November is a full moon night when the biggest and brightest supermoon of 2025 occurred and was visible worldwide, including in Myanmar. This supermoon was the closest to the Earth among all supermoon events in 2025, making it the largest and brightest. It reached its fullest point at around 7:49 pm.
“Why is this supermoon so special? A Supermoon event occurs when a full moon aligns with the Earth at its closest point, known as ‘Perigee’. Because the lunar orbit is elliptical, the distance from the Earth changes constantly, averaging approximately 238,855 miles. On 5 November, the moon is expected to approach about 221,726 miles,” announced the MASES.
Due to this proximity, the moon’s apparent size was 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than usual, making it one of nature’s most beautiful phenomena.
In 2025, the first supermoon occurred in October, with the second on 5 November and the last on 4 December.
Soe Pyae Htat from MASES advised that, as supermoon events are simply astronomical phenomena occurring in space, they are unrelated to the good or bad fortunes of people on the earth, and it is the best time to observe the full moon if the sky has no clouds. — MT/ZN
