India, Nov. 2 -- Skywatchers across the world will experience the moon slightly bigger and brighter on Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year. The supermoon, which happens when the moon is closer to Earth, will take place on November 5 at 13:19 UTC (6:49 pm IST)

On Wednesday, the moon will look up to 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than the faintest moon of the year, according to NASA. This supermoon will be the second of three supermoons set to happen this year and also the closest to Earth, within just under 222,000 miles (357,000 kilometres) of Earth, Associated Press reported.

During this time, tides may be slightly higher as the moon is closer to Earth; however, the difference in tides is not very noti...