Last year's supermoon

In this photo provided by NASA, the full moon is seen as it rises near the Lincoln Memorial on March 19, 2011, in Washington.

AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls

The moon will become full Saturday at 11:35 p.m. EDT. And because this month's full moon coincides with the moon's perigee — its closest approach to Earth — it will also be the year's biggest.

The moon will swing in 221,802 miles (356,955 kilometers) from our planet, offering skywatchers a spectacular view of an extra-big, extra-bright moon, nicknamed a supermoon.