The moon seen from Mt John.
A "super-duper" full moon that is bigger and brighter than any other moon this year will appear in the sky on Monday morning.
The full moon will occur at 6.10am but will reach perigee, the closest point to Earth, at 5.44am.
It would be another 20 years before a moon
was as close to the earth, according to University of Canterbury astronomer Associate Professor Karen Pollard.
At its closest, the moon will be 356,896km away from Earth.
When seen on the horizon, it would seem much larger than when seen high in the sky because of an interesting optical illusion, Professor Pollard said.
