A supermoon is happening on New Year's Day — here's what a supermoon actually is

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November 30, 2017 5:36 PM

Supermoons are a rare type of full moon. They appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than normal.

What is a supermoon? And why do we only see one or two a year? Following is a transcript of the video.

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