From Dubai to London, the supermoon around the world - in pictures

  • The Sturgeon Moon rises next to Istanbul's Camlica Mosque. Getty Images
    The Sturgeon Moon rises next to Istanbul's Camlica Mosque. Getty Images
  • An orange supermoon behind the Shard in London. AP
    An orange supermoon behind the Shard in London. AP
  • The final supermoon of the year in the Jordanian capital Amman. AFP
    The final supermoon of the year in the Jordanian capital Amman. AFP
  • Watching a supermoon rise over Lisbon and the Tagus river. AP
    Watching a supermoon rise over Lisbon and the Tagus river. AP
  • A supermoon lights up the night sky in Dubai, behind the Address Sky View hotel and Burj Khalifa. EPA
    A supermoon lights up the night sky in Dubai, behind the Address Sky View hotel and Burj Khalifa. EPA
  • The moon is obscured by clouds as it passes behind the Washington Monument in the US capital. AFP
    The moon is obscured by clouds as it passes behind the Washington Monument in the US capital. AFP
  • A supermoon appears behind a cross on a church dome in Nicosia, Cyprus. AP
    A supermoon appears behind a cross on a church dome in Nicosia, Cyprus. AP
  • Watching the moon rise in Montevideo, Uruguay. AP
    Watching the moon rise in Montevideo, Uruguay. AP
  • The supermoon rises next to a windmill in Oostzaan, Netherlands. AP
    The supermoon rises next to a windmill in Oostzaan, Netherlands. AP
  • The art deco spire of the Power and Light building in Kansas City is silhouetted against a supermoon. AP
    The art deco spire of the Power and Light building in Kansas City is silhouetted against a supermoon. AP
  • A jet casts a shadow as it approaches John F Kennedy International Airport in New York. AP
    A jet casts a shadow as it approaches John F Kennedy International Airport in New York. AP
  • The Sturgeon Moon rises over Dunstanburgh Castle in Northumberland, UK. PA
    The Sturgeon Moon rises over Dunstanburgh Castle in Northumberland, UK. PA
  • A UK supermoon illuminates the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool. PA
    A UK supermoon illuminates the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool. PA
  • Ball games in the moonlight in Ealing, London. PA
    Ball games in the moonlight in Ealing, London. PA
  • The banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, is bathed in lunar light. AP
    The banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, is bathed in lunar light. AP
  • A full moon over the Indian Ocean in Diani Beach, Kenya. AP
    A full moon over the Indian Ocean in Diani Beach, Kenya. AP
  • A moonlit moment for Beijing residents in front of a statue of Cupid. AP
    A moonlit moment for Beijing residents in front of a statue of Cupid. AP