‘Strawberry’ supermoon to adorn night sky Wednesday through Friday - The Washington Post

The first full moon of the summer is set to rise gracefully in the eastern sky Wednesday through Friday evenings and will appear a little plumper and brighter than normal.

Of the supermoon trio, the Flower Moon made the closest pass to the Earth, according to EarthSky.

In Washington, Chicago and San Francisco, the moon will rise at 7:48 p.m., 7:43 p.m.

If you miss the full moon Wednesday night, it will also appear close to full Thursday night.

On Thursday, the moon will rise at 8:59 p.m., 8:54 p.m.

“Full moons are opposite the sun, so a full moon near the summer solstice will be low in the sky.”.

While the moon will be almost fully illuminated Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights, it will be only 100 percent illuminated or technically full at 2:40 p.m.