Today is the closest full moon of the year aka “Full Wolf Moon”. At this time, the Moon will be only 217,862 miles distant, and appear 34.1’ arc minutes in size, as opposed to 29.3’ arc minutes at apogee. At the same time Mars is also at its closest to the Earth. To find Mars tonight, simply look for the moon.

Today is the closest full moon of the year aka “Full Wolf Moon”. At this time, the Moon will be only 217,862 miles distant, and appear 34.1’ arc minutes in size, as opposed to 29.3’ arc minutes at apogee. At the same time Mars is also at its closest to the Earth. To find Mars tonight, simply look for the moon.

— 2 years ago