A supermoon is to rise over the Earth tonight for the last time this year.

The moon will appear bigger and brighter than normal because it is unusually close. 

It may look up to 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter in the sky

The full moon in June is also known as the ‘strawberry moon’ because it coincides with the harvesting season of the fruit in North America.

It is expected to be visible at dusk tonight, when the moon is at its closest point to Earth.

Jake Foster, astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, said the best time to see the supermoon in the UK will be in the evening after sunset.

He said: “The strawberry moon will be the final supermoon of 2021, and it will reach its peak on June 24 at 19.39 BST, though in the UK the moon won’t rise until about an hour after this time.”

He said the best way to see strawberry moon will be to look southeast just after sunset.

Mr Foster said: “The moon will make its way west throughout the night before setting in the southwest just after sunrise.

“You don’t need any special equipment to observe this event and there is no particular location you need to be to see it – as this is a bright full moon, as long as the skies are clear of clouds, it will be easy to spot whether you are in a light-polluted city or a dark area of countryside.”

It will be the last time for anyone on Earth to see such an event for almost exactly a year, with the next appearing on June 14 2022.