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supermoon in june

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on 23.06.13 this supermoon will be closer to earth than it's been all year, a total of 221,824 miles away, which is roughly 30,000 miles closer than when it's at its farthest. during a supermoon, the sun,earth, and moon are aligned - with the earth in between. gravitational forces exerted on the earth by the moon and sun are what cause our planet's ocean tides to rise and fall.