Often referred to as the “sturgeon moon,” August’s full moon appears larger in the sky than it actually is because of its close-to-Earth orbit.
It is the fourth and final supermoon of the year, following similar full moons in May, June and July, and can be seen from the UK and Israel to Beijing and San Francisco.
Here’s how astrologers around the world saw the supermoon:
A full moon rises behind the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, August 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) Residents wearing masks take a selfie near a Cupid statue as a supermoon rises in the night sky in Beijing, August 11 2022. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A supermoon rises behind the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco skyline as seen from Sausalito, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP) The moon rises over the Indian Ocean at Diani Beach, Kenya, August 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Beatrice Larco) The moon rises over Hefer Vally, Israel, August 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) The supermoon “, the last supermoon of the year, rises behind The Shard in London, August 11, 2022. (Yui Mok/PA via AP) The moon rises over Antwerp, Belgium, August 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Two women p watch a supermoon rise from a viewpoint overlooking Lisbon and the Tagus River, Portugal, August 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) People watch the moon rise in Montevideo, Uruguay, August 11, 2022. (AP Photo/ Matilde Campodonico)
