--- title: How the Blue Supermoon Looked from Around the World description: A blue supermoon occurs, on average,once every 20 years. On Aug. 30, skygazers took full advantage of it. canonical: https://time.com/6310069/images-of-the-super-blue-moon-tk/ author: Jeffrey Kluger article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2023-08-31T16:02:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:50:56.636Z article:section: Science og:title: A Photo Gallery of the Blue Super Moon og:description: A blue supermoon occurs, on average, once every 20 years. On Aug. 30, skygazers took full advantage of it. og:url: https://time.com/6310069/images-of-the-super-blue-moon-tk/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltffbb34bb4b5c8bf6/698a3fe74ee2628f4131bb04/super-blue-moon-photos-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2400 og:image:height: 1350 og:image:alt: Hikers watch the Super Blue Moon from the summit of Piestewa Peak in Phoenix on Aug. 30, 2023. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Photo Gallery of the Blue Super Moon twitter:description: A blue supermoon occurs, on average, once every 20 years. On Aug. 30, skygazers took full advantage of it. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltffbb34bb4b5c8bf6/698a3fe74ee2628f4131bb04/super-blue-moon-photos-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- # How the Blue Supermoon Looked Around the World > Sponsored content. 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On Wednesday night, shortly after 8:30 p.m. eastern time, through the morning of Sept. 1, a rare “super blue moon” will rise in the skies, creating a spectacle that thrills photographers, amateur sky watchers and even seasoned astronomers._ Aug 31, 2023 4:02 PM UTC  Hikers watch the super blue moon from the summit of Piestewa Peak in Phoenix on Aug. 30, 2023. Hikers watch the super blue moon from the summit of Piestewa Peak in Phoenix on Aug. 30, 2023. Rob Schumacher—The Republic/USA TODAY NETWORK/Reuters  by [Jeffrey Kluger](https://time.com/author/jeffrey-kluger/)  ## Jeffrey Kluger Editor at Large Aug 31, 2023 4:02 PM UTC Judging by today’s media coverage, you’d think people had never seen a full moon before. You’d think they’d never seen a supermoon, either. That's a full moon that occurs when the moon is at its perigee—or closest approach to us—just 357,000 km (222,000 miles) from Earth, making it appear 14% larger and 30% brighter than it is. But about 25% of all full moons are super moons, [according to NASA](https://moon.nasa.gov/news/197/super-blue-moons-your-questions-answered/), which means we’ve surely all seen them just by looking up at the sky. But a blue supermoon? That’s an entirely different story. A blue moon is not actually blue at all; that is simply the nickname that’s given to the second full moon that occurs in a month, and the phenomenon does not happen often; just 3% of full moons are also blue moons, [according to NASA](https://moon.nasa.gov/news/197/super-blue-moons-your-questions-answered/). The rarest shy show of all occurred last night—and will continue tomorrow (Sept. 1)—when a combination of full moon plus super moon plus blue moon appeared in the southeastern sky. If you miss it, you’ll have to wait a while for the next one: [according to NASA](https://time.com/6309790/how-to-watch-the-super-blue-moon-and-what-it-is-in-the-first-place/), the next blue supermoon will not occur until 2037—and even that’s a bit of a rush job. Typically, blue supermoons occur only once every 20 years or so. Telescopes, binoculars and naked eyes around the planet turned skyward after the moon rose across time zones last night. NASA did its part to keep the audience growing. “The moon is doing the most: it’s a blue supermoon!” the space agency [posted](https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1696948200190427182) to its 76.2 million followers on X (formerly Twitter). But with a bright, silver, platter like a blue supermoon hanging in the sky, most folks likely didn’t need any reminder it was there. If you missed the sky-show—and can’t see tonight’s—here’s just a sampling of how last night's sky spectacular looked from around the world.  A view of the super blue moon behind the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt on Aug. 31, 2023. Mohamed Elshahed—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images  The super blue moon rising behind a windmill in Consuegra, Ciudad Real province, Spain on Aug. 30, 2023. Thomas Coex—AFP/Getty Images  A super blue moon rises behind a ferris wheel located at Stokes Hill Wharf in Darwin, Australia on Aug. 31, 2023. David Gray—AFP/Getty Images  A plane flying by the super blue moon in Sydney in Australia on Aug. 31, 2023. Izhar Khan—NurPhoto/Getty Images  The super blue moon appears in the night sky over Ben Buckler cliffs at Bondi Beach, Sydney, on Aug. 31, 2023. Dan Himbrechts—AAPIMAGE/Reuters  The Super Blue Moon rises behind the Statue of Liberty seen from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ on Aug. 30, 2023. Tariq Zehawi—NorthJersey.com/USA TODAY NETWORK/Reuters  The super blue moon rises over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Aug. 30, 2023. Tayfun Coskun—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images  The super blue moon rises in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, on Aug. 30, 2023. Saqib Majeed—SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images  The super blue moon is visible over the stands after the first Vitality IT20 match at the Seat Unique Riverside, Durham, England on Aug. 30, 2023. Owen Humphreys—PA Images Reuters  The super blue moon rises behind Marina Bay Sands observation deck in Singapore on Aug. 31, 2023. Roslan Rahman—AFP/Getty Images  The super blue moon sets between the Balmoral Clock and the Scott Monument in Edinburgh on Aug. 31, 2023. Jane Barlow—PA Images/Getty Images  The super blue moon sets behind a historical building and the St. Basil's Cathedral, right, as people walk in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 30, 2023. Alexander Zemlianichenko—AP  The super blue moon rises over Leeds, Yorkshire on Aug. 30, 2023. 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