PHOTOS: The first supermoon in August rises around the world

The full moon rises behind the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 45 miles south of Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

The supermoon rises behind a hill at Pera Chorio Nisou, outskirts of Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. The moon appears slightly brighter and bigger than normal because it is closer than usual, just 222,159 miles away, thus the supermoon label.

The supermoon rises in the sky as ferries and cargo ships cross the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

A cable car moves towards Sugar Loaf mountain as a supermoon rises on the night sky in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023.

The supermoon rises behind Isle Au Haut in the distance, and North Haven Island, middle ground, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, as viewed from Camden, Maine.

The full moon rises over the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

A cable car moves towards the San Agustin neighborhood as a supermoon rises in the sky of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

Fans watch a supermoon over the Defensores del Chaco stadium during a Copa Sudamericana round of 16 first leg soccer match between Paraguay's Libertad and Brazil's Fortaleza in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

The full moon passes behind the illuminated windows of a New York City skyscraper, Tuesday evening, Aug. 1, 2013.

The Supermoon rises over the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, in Rome, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

The supermoon rises behind a minaret of a mosque in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

The supermoon rises over the Al-Ahrar Bridge, in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.