This evening at 5:48 pm, about an hour after moonrise, the super-moon phenomenon will occur - a full moon about 7% larger than normal and 14% brighter than usual, according to Yediot Ahronot. Those with an unobstructed view right now may see the a red "harvest" moon.
The moon's orbit around the Earth is an elliptical rather than a perfect circle, which means that over the course of the month, the moon's distance from us varies by 50,000 kilometers, from about 356,000 to about 406,000 kilometers. This evening, the distance will be about 358,000. Last November, the moon was the closest to Earth than it has been since 1948 and its size was 8 percent bigger than average.