First Supermoon of the Supermoon Series

A Super moon

Question: On which date did the first and last Supermoon of the year 2017 appear?
(a) 30th November
(b) 2nd December
(c) 3rd December
(d) 4th December
Answer- (c) 
Related facts:

  • On December 3rd, 2017, the first and last Supermoon of the year 2017 appeared.
  • According to American Space Agency NASA, it was the first supermoon of the three Supermoon series.
  • Applications will be shown on 1 January and 31 January 2018.
  • Superamoon occurs when the Moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit.
  • This is the closest distance between the two comparable to normal days.
  • A supermoon is a Moon that is full when it is also at or near its closest point in its orbit around Earth. Since the Moon’s orbit is elliptical, one side (apogee) is about 30,000 miles (50,000 km) farther from Earth than the other (perigee).
  • Nearby perigee full Moons appear about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than full Moons that occur near apogee in the Moon’s orbit.
  • Prior to this supermoon was appeared on November 14th, 2016.

Reference:                 
https://moon.nasa.gov/news/31/a-supermoon-trilogy/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/12/03/tonight-supermoon-supermoon-2017/#6b0bec1d3fac