Rare Supermoon: Stunning photos from across the globe capture lunar phenomenon

The moon rises behind the castle of Almodovar in Cordoba, southern Spain. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti)\

A rare full supermoon lit up the skies last night for the first time in 70 years.

The moon appeared bigger and brighter than usual as it came 30,000km closer to earth than usual.

Sky-gazers across the globe flocked outside to spot the lunar phenomenon as it lit up the night sky.

Unfortunately in the UK, a thick layer of cloud ruined most people’s view, and the supermoon was barely visible in large swathes of the country.

But other countries were treated to a real light show, as the megamoon loomed large in the clear sky.

Here are some of the best pictures from across the world.

The supermoon rises over Coit Tower in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The moon rises behind the Propylaia on the Acropolis in Athens. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

The moon hangs low behind the Toronto skyline. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP)

Skeletal trees are silhouetted on the mountain top as the supermoon rises over over the Dark Sky Community of Summit Sky Ranch in Silverthorne, Colorado. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

The super moon rises over Russia’s Soyuz-FG booster rocket at the launch pad at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A passenger plane heading to Los Angeles International Airport passes by the supermoon. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)