STARGAZERS are in for a treat as this month's full moon is set to be the brightest of the year.

May's "Flower Moon" will be the closest to Earth tomorrow, compared with all other full moons for the rest of 2021.

At 357,462 km away from Earth, the moon will appear 30 per cent brighter and 14 per cent larger - which means it is classed as a "supermoon".

A so-called supermoon occurs when a full moon happens at or close to the time the moon reaches its closest point to Earth - a point known as perigee.

Although the May supermoon will be at its fullest at 12.13pm tomorrow, in the middle of the day, it will appear full for two days.

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The best time to catch it at its most impressive will be tomorrow at dawn, or tomorrow evening, after sunset - and conditions are forecast to be clear in Brighton.

The supermoon will rise in the east about half an hour after sunset, about 9.30pm, and will be visible throughout the night.

Tomorrow's supermoon also coincides with the the first total lunar eclipse since January 2019 - but sadly this will not be visible in the UK.

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Stargazers in western parts of the US and South America, and Australia and South East Asia will be lucky enough to see the moon turn a shade of red as light is reflected from the Earth's atmosphere, with the sun's red light hitting the moon.

The next total lunar eclipse - also known as a "Blood Moon"- will be visible in the UK next year on May 16, 2022 - with a partial lunar eclipse visible this year on November 19.

May's Flower Moon is so named because of the spring flowers which bloom this month.

Other names for it include the Corn Planting Moon, Milk Moon and the Vesak Festival Moon - which refers to the festival observed by Buddhists to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha.