The Earth and the moon are in the midst of quite the rendezvous right now.
The moon is currently taking the form of the biggest supermoon we’ve seen in 70 years, lighting up skies around the world. A supermoon is when a moon is in its full phase and at its closest point to Earth during its orbit at the same time. This present, notable occurrence happened last night and will continue through tonight.
Naturally, photographers (both professional and amateur) are eating up the opportunity to capture the huge full moon in all its bright and colorful glory.
Here are 25 of the most captivating photos of November 2016’s supermoon, captured from Beijing, Kansas, Kolkata, New York, Kazakhstan, Myanmar and more.
The supermoon appears near the Statue of Liberty, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in New York. Monday’s supermoon, a phenomenon that happens when the moon makes a close pass at the earth, is the closest to earth since 1948.
The Moon, or supermoon, is seen rising behind the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the morning of November 18 (Kazakh time.) All three will spend approximately six months on the orbital complex. A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The supermoon appears behind a statue on the roof of the Opera House in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. The brightest moon in almost 69 years lights up the sky this week in a treat for star watchers around the globe.
The moon rises beyond the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kan., Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016. The morning’s supermoon will be the closest a full moon has been to Earth since Jan. 26, 1948.
A jet plane flies across the moon seen from Beijing, China, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. The brightest moon in almost 69 years lights up the sky on Monday in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon is known as the supermoon.
REDONDO BEACH, CA – NOVEMBER 14: The moon sets behind people fishing on a pier during its closest orbit to the Earth since 1948 on November 14, 2016 in Redondo Beach, California. The so-called supermoon appears up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter as it comes about 22,000 miles closer to the Earth than average, though to the casual observer, the increase appears slight.
Image: David McNew/Getty Images
The moon rises over an office building in Beijing, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. The brightest moon in almost 69 years lights up the sky this week in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon is known as the supermoon.
The supermoon sets behind the CN tower in Toronto on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. The brightest moon in almost 69 years lights up the sky this week in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon is known as the supermoon.
Image: Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP
The moon rises behind the mountain range seen from Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. The brightest moon in almost 69 years lights up the sky in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon is known as the supermoon.
The moon rises behind Reunion Tower in downtown Dallas, Sunday evening, Nov. 13, 2016. On Monday the supermoon will be the closest full moon to earth since 1948, and it won’t be as close again until 2034.
Image: Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP
BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN – NOVEMBER 14: In this handout provided by NASA, The supermoon, is seen rising behind the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad on November 14, 2016 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the morning of November 18 (Kazakh time.) All three will spend approximately six months on the orbital complex. A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth.
Image: Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images
The moon rises beyond the Arch in St. Louis as seen from the Compton Hill Water Tower on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016. Monday morning’s supermoon will be the closet a full moon has been to the Earth since Jan. 26, 1948.
Image: David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP
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