The "supermoon" on Monday was the closest full moon to Earth since 1948 and people on Earth will not see another "supermoon" of this magnitude until 2034.
The moon's orbit around Earth is slightly elliptical so sometimes it is closer and sometimes it's farther away. When the moon is full while it makes its closest pass to Earth, it is known as a supermoon.
At perigee, the point at which the moon is closest to Earth, the moon can be as much as 14 per cent closer to Earth than at apogee, when the moon is farthest from our planet.
The full moon appears that much larger in diameter and, because it is larger, shines 30 percent more moonlight onto the Earth surface, according to NASA.
People from across the world have been tweeting photographs of the spectacular phenomenon.
Here's how the supermoon looks from the Earth.
Did you miss the #supermoon last night? Try again tonight because we won’t see another moon like this until 2034: https://t.co/TgZjkZquqy pic.twitter.com/6Lwkuf6Tm7
— NASA (@NASA) November 14, 2016
A man stands on his balcony in Madrid to get a glance at the #Supermoon ( by @ggjulien) pic.twitter.com/S9wdFuzebt
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 15, 2016
Supermoon St. Louis from the Compton Hill Water Tower #supermoon #stl Vertical or horizontal? More pix coming at @stltoday & in print Monday pic.twitter.com/iKDPkp6Ztq
— David Carson (@PDPJ) November 13, 2016
breathtaking scenes of this year's #supermoon from spain, greece, hong kong and missouri. it's the closest it'll be to earth until 2034! pic.twitter.com/ZSf47HBMg3
— dead boyfriend (@unsmokabIe) November 15, 2016
The #SuperMoon looks incredible, it's the closest it'll be to earth until 2034 pic.twitter.com/terD2XMCo7
— aesthetics (@colormymood) November 15, 2016
If you want to be a Badger, just come along with my, by the bright shining light of the #supermoon (via Alex Spaeth https://t.co/fHr79sCp2F) pic.twitter.com/cpZErm72Uy
— UW-Madison (@UWMadison) November 15, 2016
#Supermoon over #DeathValley pic.twitter.com/QDjBz6b1hu
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) November 15, 2016
In Pictures: Spectacular #supermoon lights up skies around the world https://t.co/95fHQ4lrRq pic.twitter.com/PngxjbnIN6
— The Straits Times (@STcom) November 15, 2016
The #Supermoon over Syracuse pic.twitter.com/eTBnczCH5N
— Kevin Darcy (@KevinDarcy_) November 15, 2016
As next @Space_Station crew preps for Nov. 17 launch, the #supermoon rises behind the rocket that will carry them: https://t.co/W7XDwq8Kbt pic.twitter.com/UayI2xzbBs
— NASA (@NASA) November 14, 2016
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