The "supermoon" astronomical phenomenon could be seen in Japan in places such as Hokkaido and western regions on Tuesday evening. The phenomenon occurs when the moon's orbit comes very close to Earth, making the full moon appear bigger than usual.
According to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, this year's "largest" full moon was seen before dawn on Wednesday, with its diameter 1.14 times larger and its luminosity 1.3 times brighter than the "smallest" full moon, which will occur on Sept. 14.
Although it rained across broad swaths of the country on Tuesday, the slightly reddish supermoon appeared between clouds in Kushiro, Hokkaido, in the evening.
"It was bigger than I had expected," said a 24-year-old part-time worker in the city. "I thought it was the setting sun."
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