Full moon another full supermoon occurred, closer to the Earth than at any time for the previous 18 years. On 14 November 2016, a full supermoon occurred closer to the Earth than at any time for the previous 68 years. The date and approximate time of a specific full moon (assuming a circular orbit) can be calculated from the following equation: where "d" is the number of days since 1 January 2000 00:00:00 in the Terrestrial Time scale used in astronomical ephemerides; for Universal Time (UT) add the following approximate correction to "d": where "N" is the number of full moons since
Equinox average, and can last a few weeks before and after the exact equinox. Saturn's most recent equinox was on 11 August 2009, and its next will take place on 6 May 2025. Mars's most recent equinox was on 22 May 2018 (northern autumn), and the next will be on 23 March 2019 (northern spring). Equinox An equinox is commonly regarded as the instant of time when the plane (extended indefinitely in all directions) of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun. This occurs twice each year: around 21 March and 22–23 September. In other words, it is the