Photographer Jason Hines captured this view of the full moon rising over the Grand Canyon on the evening of June 22, 2013, just as the moon was nearing its biggest, brightest phase of the year.
As a plane approaches Newark Liberty International Airport, the supermoon sets behind a cloud and New York's Statue of Liberty on the morning of June 23.
The biggest and brightest super moon of 2013 peaks today. It will be approximately 221,824 miles from Earth on Sunday night, its closest point of the year, making it seem 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the pedestrian moons we're used to. Continue reading for two videos and more information.
The biggest and brightest super moon of 2013 peaks today. It will be approximately 221,824 miles from Earth on Sunday night, its closest point of the year, making it seem 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the pedestrian moons we're used to. Continue reading for two videos and more information.
Tourists walk on the elevated skywalk of the Supertrees Grove at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore as the supermoon rises at dusk on June 23.
The supermoon appears to squeeze between the City Center Towers in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 23. This was the year's biggest and brightest full moon, due to the fact that the full phase came just after the moon went through the closest point in its orbit around Earth.
The full moon rises behind a Mormon temple in Kansas City, Mo., on June 22. The moon often takes on a reddish appearance when it rises or sets, because the bluer wavelengths of moonlight are scattered as they shine through the thick layer of Earth's atmosphere.
The full moon rises over Chesapeake Bay in Maryland on June 22. The "supermoon" effect was visible around the world on the nights of June 22-23 and June 23-24.
People ride the Luna Park Swing Ride at Coney Island in Brooklyn as the supermoon rises on June 22.
The moon rises over the temple of Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the seas, as tourists enjoy the sunset in Cape Sounion, east of Athens, Greece, on June 22.
A picture taken on June 22 shows the full moon over the Mediterranean coastal city of Netanya, north of Tel Aviv, Israel. June's full moon is 14 percent wider and 30 percent brighter than it is when the moon is at maximum distance from Earth.
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg sent this picture of the moon rising over New Brunswick from the International Space Station on June 22.
A father and his son watch the moon rise over the skyline of New York from a lookout in Weekhawken, N.J., on June 21
The moon rises as a crowd watches a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on June 21.
Supermoon 2012
A runner makes his way along a trail on a butte in front of the "supermoon" over Papago Park in Phoenix on May 5. This full moon is the biggest and brightest of 2012, thanks to the orbital mechanics of the moon's phases and its orbit around Earth. In this photograph, the effect is heightened dramatically through the use of a telephoto lens.
Men stand on top of a butte at Phoenix's Papago Park, hoping for a better view of the moon on May 5. Reports of the "supermoon" led to an uptick in Saturday night moongazing.
The moon is seen from San Pedro de Atacama, in Chile's Atacama Desert, on May 5. It's not unusual for the moon to be this big and close as it traces an elliptical orbit around Earth. What made this sight notable is that the moon reached perigee - its closest point to Earth - at about the same time that it reached maximum fullness.
A full moon is seen behind the minaret of the Mohamed Ali Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, during May 5's "supermoon."
A perigee moon, also known as a "supermoon," rises over the Mississippi Sound in Biloxi, Miss., on May 5. Scientists say we tend to perceive the moon as looking bigger when it's at the horizon than when it's directly overhead. This so-called "moon illusion" is related to the way our brains are programmed to interpret sky phenomena.
Fishermen cast their lines from a jetty as the moon rises over the Atlantic Ocean on May 5, near Bal Harbour, Fla.
The moon's craters and dark maria ("seas") show up clearly in a "supermoon" snapshot captured in Canton, Ohio, on May 5. A full moon appears 14 percent wider at its minimum distance than at its maximum distance, and its brightness can vary by as much as 30 percent.
The "supermoon" rises over Toronto's skyline on May 5. The Canadian city's CN Tower provided an ideal vantage point for watching the bigger-than-usual moon rise from the horizon.
The "supermoon" shines over partially blacked-out neon hotel signs on Highway 80 in Ft. Worth, Texas.
The full moon rises behind the Greek Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, southeast of Athens, while tourists watch on May 5.
Fly me to the moon
The full moon looms behind a mosque as birds fly in Amman, Jordan, on May 5. The next time the full moon will be as big and bright as it was on Saturday night will be on Aug. 10, 2014.
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