Sydney resident Virginia Maddock takes a picture of the setting sun as the supermoon rises off the Sydney beachside suburb of Wanda, August 10, 2014. The astronomical event occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

The supermoon rises behind the cathedral in Mdina, Malta's ancient capital city, in the centre of the island, August 10, 2014. The astronomical event occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

The statue of a man and a boy, a monument dedicated to forest rangers, is silhouetted against the supermoon as it rises at the Sierra de las Nieves (Mountain range of Snows) nature park and biosphere reserve between El Burgo and Ronda, near Malaga, southern Spain, August 10, 2014. Occurring when a full moon or new moon coincides with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth, the supermoon results in a larger-than-usual appearance of the lunar disk. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)

The supermoon rises over the stars of Moscow's Kremlin towers in Moscow August 10, 2014. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)

A two-headed eagle, the national symbol of Russia, is seen in front of the supermoon as it rises over the towers of Historical Museum in Moscow August 10, 2014. Occurring when a full moon or new moon coincides with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth, the Supermoon results in a larger-than-usual appearance of the lunar disk. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)

The supermoon is seen behind a building site in Minsk, August 10, 2014. The astronomical event occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

A supermoon rises behind Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon August 11, 2014. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, orbiting the Earth on the International Space Station, posted stunning pictures of the Supermoon on Twitter and the web. (Photo by Artemjew.ru)

A supermoon rises over the dome of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Monterrey August 10, 2014. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

The “Supermoon” rises over a construction site in Beijing. The phenomenon, which scientists call a perigee moon, occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (Photo by Andy Wong/Associated Press)

Sydney resident Virginia Maddock watches the supermoon rise off the Sydney beachside suburb of Wanda, August 10, 2014. The astronomical event occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

The Supermoon rises above a Jesus Christ statue in front of the Holy Cross church in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Alik Keplicz/Associated Press)

A supermoon is seen over downtown Bangkok August 11, 2014. The astronomical event occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

A girl plays with a dog as the Supermoon rises in Madrid. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/Associated Press)

People take photos as the Supermoon rises above a bridge over Vardar River in Skopje, Macedonia, August 10, 2014. (Photo by Boris Grdanoski/Associated Press)

A perigee moon, also known as a Supermoon, rises over high rise buildings in Hong Kong , August 10, 2014. (Photo by Vincent YuAssociated Press)

The Supermoon is seen as it rises through the clouds behind the bronze Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford atop the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Photo by Alex Brandon/Associated Press)

A supermoon is pictured behind a tree as it rises, in Brasilia, August 10, 2014. The astronomical event occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

The full moon descends behind the Nossa Senhora da Penha Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 10, 2014. In this time of the year the orb is at the closest point to the earth. Experts name this phenomenon the supermoon or perigee. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

People gather in the park as a perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rises in Madrid, Sunday, August 10, 2014. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/AP Photo)

Tonight's full Supermoon is seen over Boston, as a jet flies through it. (Photo by Mark Edwards/Splash News)

A supermoon appears behind the Angel of Peace sculpture, in London, Sunday, August 10, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a “perigee moon”, occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)

Walkers silhouetted against the moon in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Simon Runting/Rex Features/SIPA Press)

The full moon, nicknamed “the supermoon”, rises at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 10, 2014. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

This picture provided by NASA shows a perigree full moon or supermoon is seen over the The Peace Monument on the grounds of the United States Capitol August 10, 2014, in Washington. A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time it is full. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/AFP Photo/NASA/HO)

A supermoon rises behind the roof of the Sydney Opera House August 10, 2014. The astronomical event occurs when the moon is closest to Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)