Supermoon on Sunday kicks off trilogy of celestial shows

Kicking off a Supermoon trilogy, a big moon is coming to your neighborhood Sunday, the first in a two-month series of celestial shows.

A full moon Sunday will hit the point in its elliptical orbit where it’s closest to Earth. At that point, known as the perigee, it will appear brighter and bigger than usual.

A good time to catch the Supermoon is shortly after the moon rises at 5:26 p.m. Sunday, when it can be seen in the context of buildings and other earthly objects — and thus will appear larger than when it’s higher in the sky.