Supermoons and lunar eclipses make the celebs pleased

A supermoon has lit up skies all over the world to coincide with a uncommon partial lunar eclipse.

The moon might seem brighter and bigger on Tuesday evening.

A supermoon happens when the moon is at its closest level in its orbit to Earth.

A uncommon partial lunar eclipse – when the Earth’s shadow covers a part of the Moon – lined about 4% of the Moon’s disk in darkness.

In a single day from Tuesday to Wednesday, partial lunar eclipse was seen all over the world – with a few of the clearest sightings within the UK and US.

Within the UK it occurred between 01:40 BST and 05:47, peaking at 03:44.

For these within the US, the eclipse is maximally seen between 20:41 EST and 00:47 – or 22:44.

The eclipse was seen in Latin America, Europe and Africa, in addition to small elements of Asia and the Center East.

This month’s full moon — referred to as the Harvest Moon — is the second of 4 “supermoons” this yr.

The subsequent partial eclipse might be in August 2026, which might be particular as a result of about 96% of the Moon might be in shadow.