The full moon is seen in the night sky above Sydney, Australia, November 13, 2016, on the eve of the "supermoon" spectacle.
Jason Reed/Reuters
People from across the globe took to rooftops, hills, observatories and beaches to get a glimpse of the closest supermoon to Earth in almost seven decades, and snap photos of the event.
The unusually big and bright moon appeared at its most impressive as night fell but many moon gazers were able to see the supermoon loom in the sky anywhere in the world shortly after sunset.
The phenomenon happens when the moon is full at the same time as, or very near, perigee — its closest point to Earth on an elliptical, monthly orbit.
It was the closest to Earth since 1948 at a distance of 221,524 miles, creating what NASA described as "an extra-supermoon."
Here are photos of the supermoon from around the globe.
Nepal
An eagle is silhouetted against the 'supermoon' in Kathmandu, Nepal.Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Philippines
Philippine flag flutters as a supermoon rises behind the monument of National Hero Jose Rizal at the Luneta Park in metro Manila, Philippines.Romeo Ranoco/Reuters
Turkey
The supermoon is seen over the historical Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey, early November 14, 2016.Yagiz Karahan/Reuters
Mexico
The "supermoon", the closest the moon comes to Earth since 1948, rises over La Raza monument, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.Jose Luis Gonzalez
Haiti
A woman sits on the rooftop terrace of a house during the "supermoon" in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters
United States of America
The supermoon rises over the United States Capitol dome in Washington, D.C.Gary Cameron/Reuters
United Kingdom
People on a funfair ride are silhouetted against the moon a day before the "supermoon" spectacle, in London, Britain.Neil Hall/Reuters
Germany
The weathercock of the church of St.Peter and Paul is seen in front of a moon on the eve of the "supermoon" spectacle in the village of Klein-Auheim near Hanau, Germany.Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Israel
A "supermoon" rises behind the Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion, next to Jerusalem's Old City on November 14, 2016.Ronen Zvulun/Retuers
Paskistan
The rising moon is seen beside an office building in Islamabad, Pakistan on November 14, 2016.Caren Firouz/Reuters
India
A cross atop a church is silhouetted against the supermoon in Mumbai, India, on November 14, 2016.Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
China
The supermoon is seen behind a building in Shanghai, China on November 14, 2016. Aly Song/Reuters
Kazakhstan
The supermoon rises behind the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft, ahead of its upcoming launch to the International Space Station (ISS), at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 14, 2016. Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
Australia
Participants in a Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb (R) walk down the western span of the famous Australian landmark as the Super Moon rises through clouds after sunset, on November 14, 2016. Jason Reed/Reuters
Agence France-Presse contributed text to this report.
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