Monday’s supermoon is the first of four this year.
During a supermoon, the full moon inches a little closer than usual to Earth. A supermoon isn’t bigger, but it can appear that way in the night sky, although scientists say the difference can be barely perceptible.
September’s supermoon will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse. October’s will be the year’s closest approach, and November’s will round out the year.
More a popular term than a scientific one, a supermoon occurs when a full lunar phase syncs up with an especially close swing around Earth. This usually happens only three or four times a year and consecutively, given the moon’s constantly shifting, oval-shaped orbit.
Click through to see photos of the supermoon from all around the world.
The supermoon appears behind the statue on Place de la République, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Paris. AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard 
An airplane taking off from London’s Heathrow airport passes a waining blue Supermoon in London, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, with a second airplane is just visible top left. AP Photo/Alastair Grant 
German women on vacation in Portugal react to the strong wind while watching a nearly full supermoon rise over the Tagus river from the roof the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. AP Photo/Armando Franca 
The supermoon is seen over the Smolny Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky 
People walk in front of a rising supermoon at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. AP Photo/Richard Vogel 
The supermoon rises over the Tower of the Americas, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in San Antonio. AP Photo/Eric Gay