"perigee"

#13061989

5 December 2025

An airplane flies close to the silhouette of the moon, which raises its visible face above the skies of Lisbon, Portugal, on December 5, 2025. Nature shows the last supermoon of the year, known as the Cold Supermoon. In its full phase and coinciding with the perigee, the satellite is located just 356,000 kilometers from Earth, appearing up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than a conventional full moon. This phenomenon, which closes a rare sequence of three consecutive supermoons, lights up the sky with an exceptional glow and marks the end of the 2025 astronomical calendar.

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#13061990

5 December 2025

The moon rises in the sky very close to the Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, on December 5, 2025. Nature shows the last supermoon of the year, known as the Cold Supermoon. In its full phase and coinciding with the perigee, the satellite is located just 356,000 kilometers from Earth, appearing up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than a conventional full moon. This phenomenon, which closes a rare sequence of three consecutive supermoons, lights up the sky with an exceptional glow and marks the end of the 2025 astronomical calendar.

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#13061991

5 December 2025

The moon rises in the skies over Lisbon, Portugal, on December 5, 2025. Nature shows the last supermoon of the year, known as the Cold Supermoon. In its full phase and coinciding with the perigee, the satellite is located just 356,000 kilometers from Earth, appearing up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than a conventional full moon. This phenomenon, which closes a rare sequence of three consecutive supermoons, lights up the sky with an exceptional glow and marks the end of the 2025 astronomical calendar, becoming a unique spectacle that will not be repeated for years to come.

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#13061992

5 December 2025

The moon rises in the sky very close to the Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, on December 5, 2025. Nature shows the last supermoon of the year, known as the Cold Supermoon. In its full phase and coinciding with the perigee, the satellite is located just 356,000 kilometers from Earth, appearing up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than a conventional full moon. This phenomenon, which closes a rare sequence of three consecutive supermoons, lights up the sky with an exceptional glow and marks the end of the 2025 astronomical calendar.

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#13061993

5 December 2025

The moon rises in the sky very close to the Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, on December 5, 2025. Nature shows the last supermoon of the year, known as the Cold Supermoon. In its full phase and coinciding with the perigee, the satellite is located just 356,000 kilometers from Earth, appearing up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than a conventional full moon. This phenomenon, which closes a rare sequence of three consecutive supermoons, lights up the sky with an exceptional glow and marks the end of the 2025 astronomical calendar.

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#13061994

5 December 2025

The moon rises in the sky very close to the Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, on December 5, 2025. Nature shows the last supermoon of the year, known as the Cold Supermoon. In its full phase and coinciding with the perigee, the satellite is located just 356,000 kilometers from Earth, appearing up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than a conventional full moon. This phenomenon, which closes a rare sequence of three consecutive supermoons, lights up the sky with an exceptional glow and marks the end of the 2025 astronomical calendar.

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#13059717

5 December 2025

The December supermoon appears in the sky over Mexico City, Mexico, on December 4, 2025. The December supermoon is one of the most spectacular astronomical phenomena visible to the naked eye. During this event, the moon reaches its closest point to Earth, making it appear larger and brighter in the sky than usual.

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#13057017

4 December 2025

The Cold supermoon is seen from Ajmer, India, on December 4, 2025.

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#12953207

5 November 2025

The Beaver Full Moon appears over Castel del Monte near Andria, Italy, on November 5, 2025. Today is the full moon of November, the Full Beaver Moon, which is also a Supermoon. The November Full Moon is the largest and brightest of the entire year because it is the closest to its perigee, or minimum distance from Earth, a combination that makes the lunar disk more spectacular than usual.

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#12953208

5 November 2025

The Beaver Full Moon appears over Castel del Monte near Andria, Italy, on November 5, 2025. Today is the full moon of November, the Full Beaver Moon, which is also a Supermoon. The November Full Moon is the largest and brightest of the entire year because it is the closest to its perigee, or minimum distance from Earth, a combination that makes the lunar disk more spectacular than usual.

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#12953209

5 November 2025

The Beaver Full Moon appears over Castel del Monte near Andria, Italy, on November 5, 2025. Today is the full moon of November, the Full Beaver Moon, which is also a Supermoon. The November Full Moon is the largest and brightest of the entire year because it is the closest to its perigee, or minimum distance from Earth, a combination that makes the lunar disk more spectacular than usual.

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#12953210

5 November 2025

The Beaver Full Moon appears over Castel del Monte near Andria, Italy, on November 5, 2025. Today is the full moon of November, the Full Beaver Moon, which is also a Supermoon. The November Full Moon is the largest and brightest of the entire year because it is the closest to its perigee, or minimum distance from Earth, a combination that makes the lunar disk more spectacular than usual.

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#12953211

5 November 2025

The Beaver Full Moon appears over Castel del Monte near Andria, Italy, on November 5, 2025. Today is the full moon of November, the Full Beaver Moon, which is also a Supermoon. The November Full Moon is the largest and brightest of the entire year because it is the closest to its perigee, or minimum distance from Earth, a combination that makes the lunar disk more spectacular than usual.

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#12953212

5 November 2025

The Full Beaver Moon is in the sky near Castel del Monte near Andria, Italy, on November 5, 2025. Today is the full moon of November, the Full Beaver Moon, which is also a Supermoon. The November Full Moon is the largest and brightest of the entire year because it is the closest to its perigee, or minimum distance from Earth, a combination that makes the lunar disk more spectacular than usual.

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#12951723

5 November 2025

A Supermoon rises beyond the streetlights, casting a luminous glow across the evening sky in a country village in Sangju, South Korea, on November 5, 2025. A Supermoon occurs when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth, appearing up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than the smallest full moon.

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#12951726

5 November 2025

A Supermoon rises beyond the streetlights, casting a luminous glow across the evening sky in a country village in Sangju, South Korea, on November 5, 2025. A Supermoon occurs when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth, appearing up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than the smallest full moon.

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