Super Moon shots from around the world - in pictures


  • The Super Moon rises behind fireworks in Kansas City, Missouri. AP
    The Super Moon rises behind fireworks in Kansas City, Missouri. AP
  • The Super Moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon, in Cape Sounion near Athens. Reuters
    The Super Moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon, in Cape Sounion near Athens. Reuters
  • A minaret of the Al Rahman Mosque in Cairo as the so-called 'Buck Moon' rises. Reuters
    A minaret of the Al Rahman Mosque in Cairo as the so-called 'Buck Moon' rises. Reuters
  • A rainbow at the Iguazu Falls in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, during the full moon. Reuters
    A rainbow at the Iguazu Falls in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, during the full moon. Reuters
  • The moon with the Pont de Bercy over the Seine in Paris. AFP
    The moon with the Pont de Bercy over the Seine in Paris. AFP
  • The Sugarloaf Cable Car, or Bondinho do Pao de Acucar, in Rio de Janeiro. EPA
    The Sugarloaf Cable Car, or Bondinho do Pao de Acucar, in Rio de Janeiro. EPA
  • The moon rises in Kuwait City. AFP
    The moon rises in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Basra International Stadium in Iraq. AFP
    Basra International Stadium in Iraq. AFP
  • St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, England. AP
    St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, England. AP
  • The buck moon rises on the sky in front of an oak tree in Pineia, Peloponnese, Greece. AP
    The buck moon rises on the sky in front of an oak tree in Pineia, Peloponnese, Greece. AP
  • The super full moon through an electric transmission tower in Lambaro, Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
    The super full moon through an electric transmission tower in Lambaro, Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
  • The moon rises behind the castle of Wernigerode near the 'Harz' Mountains, Germany. AP
    The moon rises behind the castle of Wernigerode near the 'Harz' Mountains, Germany. AP
  • A supermoon in front of the Big Buddha statue in Phuket, Thailand. Reuters
    A supermoon in front of the Big Buddha statue in Phuket, Thailand. Reuters
  • The Full Buck supermoon rises over Seaton Sluice in Northumberland, England. PA
    The Full Buck supermoon rises over Seaton Sluice in Northumberland, England. PA
  • A full moon behind the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    A full moon behind the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • The waxing gibbous moon rises behind sculptures on top of support pylons at Bartle Hall convention centre in Kansas City, US. AP
    The waxing gibbous moon rises behind sculptures on top of support pylons at Bartle Hall convention centre in Kansas City, US. AP
  • The moon nears the end of its waxing gibbous phase as it rises above the Virgin Mary Chaldean Cathedral in Iraq's Basra. AFP
    The moon nears the end of its waxing gibbous phase as it rises above the Virgin Mary Chaldean Cathedral in Iraq's Basra. AFP
  • The moon nears the end of its waxing gibbous phase as seen from Kuwait City. AFP
    The moon nears the end of its waxing gibbous phase as seen from Kuwait City. AFP
  • The Buck moon rises over Beirut, Lebanon. AP
    The Buck moon rises over Beirut, Lebanon. AP