October’s supermoon — a phenomenon when the moon is closest to Earth, making it appear larger and brighter — is the first of three this year. The subtle difference can be observed without special equipment if skies are clear.
PHOTOS: October’s full harvest supermoon
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The Harvest Moon rises over the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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A man fishes as the Harvest Supermoon begins to set over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.
(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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The Harvest Supermoon sets in the clouds behind the city landmark, a weather vane in the form of an angel fixed atop a spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, early Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.
(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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The Harvest Supermoon rises behind the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn skyline, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J.
(AP Photo/Adam Gray)
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A man records an image of the harvest moon as it rises near the border walls separating Mexico and the United States, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico.
(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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The Harvest Moon rises over Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025.
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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The Harvest Supermoon rises behind the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn skyline, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J.
(AP Photo/Adam Gray)
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The Harvest Supermoon rises behind Tower Bridge, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in London.
(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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The Harvest Supermoon rises behind the ‘Metamorphosis Sotiros’ Christian Orthodox Church at Anthoupolis outskirts of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Monday, Oct, 6, 2025.
(AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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