13 breathtaking photos of the supermoon known as the ‘blue moon’ in 2023

Did you see the supermoon up in the sky on Wednesday night? It’s another supermoon in 2023, and this one is just as beautiful as the “super flower blood moon,” the “strawberry moon” and the most recent “sturgeon moon.”

It’s the “blue moon,” and it was seen on Wednesday night, on August 30.

This one was a rarity, per USA TODAY: “The last super blue moon was in December 2009. After the super blue moon of August, you’ll need to set a reminder on your calendar for the next one − August 2032, a full nine years from now.”

Let’s take a look at some breathtaking shots of the amazing supermoon that we saw in our skies on Wednesday night:

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TOPSHOT – The “Blue Supermoon”, the second full moon of a calendar month, rises behind the landmark monument ‘The Victor’ (‘Pobednik’ in Serbian) in Belgrade on August 30, 2023. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)

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TOPSHOT – The ‘Blue Moon’ is pictured above the sky in Kamrup district of Assam on August 30, 2023. (Photo by Biju BORO / AFP) (Photo by BIJU BORO/AFP via Getty Images)

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TOPSHOT – A British Airways Airbus A320 from Belfast and preparing to land at Heathrow, flies past the full moon rising in the skye of London, on August 30, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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The “Blue Supermoon”, the second full moon of the month, rises behind the Central Park towers in Caracas on August 30, 2023. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images)

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The super blue moon is pictured over Nablus on August 31, 2023. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

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TOPSHOT – The “Blue Supermoon”, the second full moon of a calendar month, rises above the Apollo Temple in ancient Corinth, on August 30, 2023. (Photo by Valerie GACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE GACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

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TOPSHOT – A super blue moon rises behind a ferris wheel located at Stokes Hill Wharf in the Northern Territory capital city of Darwin on August 31, 2023. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)

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TOPSHOT – A picture taken from the Israeli city of Rosh Haain shows the ‘Blue Moon’ rising over the West Bank, on August 30, 2023. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

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The “Blue Supermoon”, the second full moon of a calendar month, rises behind Galata tower in Istanbul on August 30, 2023. (Photo by YASIN AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)

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TOPSHOT – The “Blue Supermoon”, the second full moon of a calendar month, rises behind Galata tower in Istanbul on August 30, 2023. (Photo by YASIN AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)

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The August Super Blue Moon sets behind a spire of the Duomo gothic cathedral in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The cosmic curtain rises Wednesday night with the second full moon of the month, the reason it is considered blue. It is dubbed a supermoon because it is closer to Earth than usual, appearing especially big and bright.(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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The Super Blue Moon shines high above the California State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY – AUGUST 31: Cars drive across the July 15 Martyrs Bridge (Bosphorus Bridge) as the rare Super Blue Moon sets behind on August 31, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. The rare supermoon is an occurrence which won’t happen again until 2037. The term “Blue Moon” does not refer to the color of the moon, but is the term used to signify the second full moon in a month. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)