PHOTOS: The first supermoon in August rises around the world
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The full moon rises behind the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 45 miles south of Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis
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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.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Petros Karadjias
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The supermoon rises in the sky as ferries and cargo ships cross the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Francisco Seco
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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.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo
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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.
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The full moon rises over the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Matias Delacroix
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A cable car moves towards the San Agustin neighborhood as a supermoon rises in the sky of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
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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.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Jorge Saenz
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The full moon passes behind the illuminated windows of a New York City skyscraper, Tuesday evening, Aug. 1, 2013.
PHOTO: AP Photo/J. David Ake
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The Supermoon rises over the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, in Rome, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
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The supermoon rises behind a minaret of a mosque in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
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The supermoon rises over the Al-Ahrar Bridge, in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Hadi Mizban
Supermoon
The full moon rises behind the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 45 miles south of Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis
Supermoon
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.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Petros Karadjias
Supermoon
The supermoon rises in the sky as ferries and cargo ships cross the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Francisco Seco
Supermoon
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.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo
Supermoon
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.
Supermoon
The full moon rises over the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Matias Delacroix
Supermoon
A cable car moves towards the San Agustin neighborhood as a supermoon rises in the sky of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
Supermoon
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.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Jorge Saenz
Supermoon
The full moon passes behind the illuminated windows of a New York City skyscraper, Tuesday evening, Aug. 1, 2013.
PHOTO: AP Photo/J. David Ake
Supermoon
The Supermoon rises over the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, in Rome, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
Supermoon
The supermoon rises behind a minaret of a mosque in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
Supermoon
The supermoon rises over the Al-Ahrar Bridge, in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Hadi Mizban
Supermoon
The full moon rises behind the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 45 miles south of Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis
Supermoon
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.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Petros Karadjias
Supermoon
The supermoon rises in the sky as ferries and cargo ships cross the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Francisco Seco
Supermoon
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.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo
Supermoon
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.
Supermoon
The full moon rises over the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Matias Delacroix
Supermoon
A cable car moves towards the San Agustin neighborhood as a supermoon rises in the sky of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
Supermoon
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.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Jorge Saenz
Supermoon
The full moon passes behind the illuminated windows of a New York City skyscraper, Tuesday evening, Aug. 1, 2013.
PHOTO: AP Photo/J. David Ake
Supermoon
The Supermoon rises over the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, in Rome, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
Supermoon
The supermoon rises behind a minaret of a mosque in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
Supermoon
The supermoon rises over the Al-Ahrar Bridge, in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Hadi Mizban
The first of two supermoons in August graced the skies on Tuesday.
A supermoon is broadly defined as a full moon that is closer to the Earth than normal. That makes it appear slightly brighter and bigger in the sky.
The next one is on the night of Aug. 30. Because it’s the second full moon in the same month, it will be what’s called a blue moon.