• A pink supermoon is seen in the background as people relax on the beach in Miami Beach, US, on June 24, 2021. Four supermoons will grace the skies in 2022. AFP
    A pink supermoon is seen in the background as people relax on the beach in Miami Beach, US, on June 24, 2021. Four supermoons will grace the skies in 2022. AFP
  • An aeroplane is pictured against an almost full pink supermoon, in Iraq's southern city of Basra. AFP
    An aeroplane is pictured against an almost full pink supermoon, in Iraq's southern city of Basra. AFP
  • A man watches on as an almost full pink supermoon rises over Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
    A man watches on as an almost full pink supermoon rises over Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
  • A pink supermoon is pictured near a lighthouse in Tirana, Albania. Reuters
    A pink supermoon is pictured near a lighthouse in Tirana, Albania. Reuters
  • A full pink supermoon rises above the Emirates Air Line cable car in London, Britain. Reuters
    A full pink supermoon rises above the Emirates Air Line cable car in London, Britain. Reuters
  • A full pink supermoon rises over the skyline of New York and Empire State Building, as seen from West Orange, in New Jersey, US. Reuters
    A full pink supermoon rises over the skyline of New York and Empire State Building, as seen from West Orange, in New Jersey, US. Reuters
  • A full pink supermoon is seen rising behind the Nubble Lighthouse on Cape Neddick, in York, Maine, US. EPA
    A full pink supermoon is seen rising behind the Nubble Lighthouse on Cape Neddick, in York, Maine, US. EPA
  • A full pink supermoon rises above Havana, Cuba. AFP
    A full pink supermoon rises above Havana, Cuba. AFP
  • A pink supermoon rises behind the stork in a nest in the village of Rzanicino near Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. EPA
    A pink supermoon rises behind the stork in a nest in the village of Rzanicino near Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. EPA
  • A full pink supermoon sets over the famous Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
    A full pink supermoon sets over the famous Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
  • A full pink supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor in Glastonbury, England. Getty Images
    A full pink supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor in Glastonbury, England. Getty Images
  • A full pink supermoon rising behind a statue of the Christ in Wolxheim, France. AFP
    A full pink supermoon rising behind a statue of the Christ in Wolxheim, France. AFP
  • A full pink supermoon rises over Nicosia on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. AP Photo
    A full pink supermoon rises over Nicosia on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. AP Photo
  • The moon rises to become a pink supermoon among the Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay, in Singapore. Reuters
    The moon rises to become a pink supermoon among the Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay, in Singapore. Reuters
  • A view of the Golden Horn, with a full pink supermoon rising behind Istanbul's iconic Galata Tower. AP Photo
    A view of the Golden Horn, with a full pink supermoon rising behind Istanbul's iconic Galata Tower. AP Photo

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Pink supermoons seen around the world - in pictures

The UAE is expecting its first sighting of this astronomical phenomenon on Tuesday

The National

April 27, 2021

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