Most people will have heard of the supermoon but far fewer people will know of the micromoon.
The Moon takes around one month to orbit the Earth. Its normal distance from us is 239,000 miles. A micro moon occurs when the Moon is more than 250,000 miles away. A supermoon is when the Moon is less than 230,000 miles away. This is why a supermoon appears larger than normal, while a micromoon appears smaller. The discrepancy happens because the Moon does not orbit the Earth in a circle but in an ellipse or egg shape.
On June 29th we will have the last of the Micromoons for 2026. This will be the the micro Strawberry Moon.
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