Kolkata: A glimpse of the 'Supermoon' in Kolkata on Nov 14, 2016. The most spectacular supermoon since 1948 appears 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than usual this happens because the Earth and the moon comes close to its shortest point, known as "perigee" - a distance of 221,525 miles (356,510 km). (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)moreKolkata: A glimpse of the 'Supermoon' in Kolkata on Nov 14, 2016. The most spectacular supermoon since 1948 appears 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than usual this happens because the Earth and the moon comes close to its shortest point, known as "perigee" - a distance of 221,525 miles (356,510 km). (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)moreKolkata: A glimpse of the 'Supermoon' in Kolkata on Nov 14, 2016. The most spectacular supermoon since 1948 appears 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than usual this happens because the Earth and the moon comes close to its shortest point, known as "perigee" - a distance of 221,525 miles (356,510 km). (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)moreKolkata: A glimpse of the 'Supermoon' in Kolkata on Nov 14, 2016. The most spectacular supermoon since 1948 appears 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than usual this happens because the Earth and the moon comes close to its shortest point, known as "perigee" - a distance of 221,525 miles (356,510 km). (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)more