There's another supermoon on its way, and this one happens to be the closest and largest of the year. Unfortunately, the stars did not align in our favor (literally), and this celestial phenomenon coincides with the month's new moon phase.
That means if you're making plans to gaze at the sky tomorrow night, you'll be very disappointed. The supermoon will not be visible, no matter how big and close it may be, because of the position of the moon relative to the sun and Earth. The lighted half of the moon will face entirely away from us and will be too close to the sun's glare to be seen.
However, while you may not be able to see the effect of the supermoon in the sky, you can definitely notice it in the ocean. The range of tides over the weekend will be abnormally large, with high tides coming higher than average and low tides going lower. So if you're headed to the beach, forget about the moon and look to the waves.
