Supermoon at the beginning of August 2023 - in pictures

  • A cable car moves towards the San Agustin neighborhood as the full sturgeon supermoon rises above Caracas. AP
    A cable car moves towards the San Agustin neighborhood as the full sturgeon supermoon rises above Caracas. AP
  • The sturgeon supermoon rises over the Graves Lighthouse in Massachusetts Bay, about 15km east of Boston. AFP
    The sturgeon supermoon rises over the Graves Lighthouse in Massachusetts Bay, about 15km east of Boston. AFP
  • Two women walk up a mountain on Spain's Gran Canaria with the sturgeon moon in the background. Reuters
    Two women walk up a mountain on Spain's Gran Canaria with the sturgeon moon in the background. Reuters
  • The sturgeon moon rises through clouds over the skyline of lower Manhattan. AP
    The sturgeon moon rises through clouds over the skyline of lower Manhattan. AP
  • The sturgeon moon rises behind an old army tank in the occupied West Bank near the town of Jericho. AP
    The sturgeon moon rises behind an old army tank in the occupied West Bank near the town of Jericho. AP
  • The supermoon rises behind a minaret of a mosque in Beirut. AP
    The supermoon rises behind a minaret of a mosque in Beirut. AP
  • The full sturgeon supermoon appears above Dubai Marina on August 1. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The full sturgeon supermoon appears above Dubai Marina on August 1. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Supermoon in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Supermoon in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • The supermoon at Al Bahr Towers, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    The supermoon at Al Bahr Towers, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A commercial airline aircraft flies before the rising sturgeon supermoon above Kuwait City. AFP
    A commercial airline aircraft flies before the rising sturgeon supermoon above Kuwait City. AFP
  • The sturgeon supermoon rises above the Mount of the Olives in Jerusalem. AFP
    The sturgeon supermoon rises above the Mount of the Olives in Jerusalem. AFP
  • A sturgeon supermoon rises behind the Liberty Monument in Nicosia, Cyprus. AFP
    A sturgeon supermoon rises behind the Liberty Monument in Nicosia, Cyprus. AFP
  • The supermoon rises above Johannesburg, South Africa. EPA
    The supermoon rises above Johannesburg, South Africa. EPA
  • A sturgeon supermoon rises beside a McDonald's logo in Jalandhar, India. AFP
    A sturgeon supermoon rises beside a McDonald's logo in Jalandhar, India. AFP
  • Supermoon in Sydney. EPA
    Supermoon in Sydney. EPA
  • The supermoon rising above Singapore. AFP
    The supermoon rising above Singapore. AFP
  • The sky is lit up over downtown Jakarta. AFP
    The sky is lit up over downtown Jakarta. AFP
  • Supermoon rises behind clouds as seen from Islamabad. AFP
    Supermoon rises behind clouds as seen from Islamabad. AFP
  • The Moon over the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul. Reuters
    The Moon over the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul. Reuters
  • The Moon rises behind the Parthenon in Athens. AP
    The Moon rises behind the Parthenon in Athens. AP
  • The Moon in Jindayris, in Aleppo, Syria, a day before the sturgeon supermoon. AFP
    The Moon in Jindayris, in Aleppo, Syria, a day before the sturgeon supermoon. AFP