The supermoon rises, bigger and brighter - in pictures

The full moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Athens, Greece Photograph: Dimitri Messinis/AP

A person in front of the supermoon at Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand Photograph: Simon Runting/Rex Features

A moon rises above an egret nesting area in Wichita, Kansas, US Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA/Rex Features

The full supermoon behind Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters

A palm tree and the supermoon in Los Angeles, California Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

The supermoon skyline in Toronto, Canada Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters

A runner makes his way along a trail at Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona Photograph: STAFF/Reuters

Wrangler Nate Cummins rides by moonlight in Montana, US Photograph: Jim Urquhart/Reuters

The moon next to the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland Photograph: Rafal Guz/EPA

The full moon rises behind a mosque in Amman, Jordan Photograph: Ali Jarekji/Reuters

A full moon behind the minaret of Mohamed Ali mosque in Cairo, Egypt Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters

A full moon rises above Hotel Pere Marquette, in Peoria, Illinois, US Photograph: Adam Gerik/AP

Moon in the Early morning in Johannesburg, South Africa Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA

The full moon rises behind statues of angels fixed at the St Isaak's Cathedral in St Petersburg, Russia Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP

The supermoon over Vancouver Photograph: Jonathan Hayward/AP

The supermoon rises behind wind turbines in Palm Springs, California Photograph: David McNew/Getty Images

The moon rises over the Cultus Mountain Sunset Road near Chuckanut Drive in Skagit County, Washington Photograph: Scott Terrell/AP