Supermoon, 1st of 3 for this year, may peak Saturday evening

The first of three "supermoons" for 2014, where the moon could appear bigger and brighter than the average full moon, may occur on Saturday evening (Philippine time).

Saturday's supermoon could peak at about 7:25 p.m. (7:25 a.m. EDT), according to an article posted on The Huffington Post.

"On Saturday, the moon will be 222,611 miles away from Earth – that's 30,000 miles closer than at its farthest distance in 2014. The moon will be at its closest this year on Aug. 10, when it will be 221,748 miles from Earth," it said.

It added that after Saturday, two more supermoons are expected this year, on Aug. 10 and Sept. 9.

A supermoon, also known as a perigee moon, happens when a moon turns full at about the same time it reaches perigee, or its closest point to Earth during its orbit.

In July 2013, a supermoon made headlines after it appeared 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than the average full moons.  — Joel Locsin /LBG, GMA News