Photos: 2013 Supermoon, When Moon At Closest Point To Earth

JER03. Har El (Israel), 23/06/2013.- A full moon in the ‘Perigee’ phase rises over the Jerusalem neighborhood of Har El, 23 June 2013. The moon on 23 June evening will be at its closest distance to Earth, a constellation also known as ‘supermoon,’ in which the earth’s trabant appears between 12 to 14 per cent larger and according to scientific sources also about 30 percent brighter than the normal full moon. EFE/EPA/JIM HOLLANDER

Supermoon happens when the moon on its elliptical orbit is at its closest point to Earth.

So, we will see it bigger than usual.

The moon can appears to be up to 14%  larger and 30% brighter than when the moon is at its farthest point, or apogee.

Here are some cool photos of the supermoon around the world ….

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A supermoon rises over the temple of Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the seas, in Cape Sounion some 60 km (37 miles) east of Athens June 23, 2013. On Sunday a perigee moon coincides with a full moon creating a “super moon” when it will pass by the earth at its closest point in 2013. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (GREECE – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The supermoon is when the moon is full and at perigee—when it is closest to the earth in its orbit.

Sunday’s supermoon is viewed from the Oeiras Yachting Club, rising above the left bank of the Tagus River in Portugal

A full moon rises beside the Bank of America corporate headquarters in downtown Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, June 22, 2013. The larger than normal moon called the “Supermoon” happens only once this year as the moon on its elliptical orbit is at its closest point to earth.(AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

A full moon rises behind the Jefferson Memorial in Washington Saturday, June 22, 2013. The larger than normal moon called the “Supermoon” happens only once this year as the moon on its elliptical orbit is at its closest point to earth. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

REFILE – CORRECTING LOCATION. IT SHOULD BE PLAYA DE PONIENTE BEACH. A full moon also referred to as a “super moon” rises over the San Juan bonfire on the beach of Playa de Poniente in Gijon June 24, 2013. Fires formed by burning unwanted furniture, old school books, wood and effigies of malign spirits are seen across Spain as people celebrate the night of San Juan, a purification ceremony coinciding with the summer solstice. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso (SPAIN – Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A full moon also referred to as a “super moon” rises in the sky behind New York’s Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center as seen from the Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange, New Jersey, June 23, 2013. The largest full moon of the year called the “super moon” will light up the night sky this weekend. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENVIRONMENT CITYSCAPE)

This composite image—the photo of the supermoon and the hiker were taken separately and then combined—was snapped at Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.

Clouds shroud the supermoon in this photo by Flickr user le bon docteur.

Fernando Miguel snapped this supermoon photo at Ponta da Piedade near Lagos, Portugal.

A closer, brighter full moon dubbed a “supermoon” is shown around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, June 23, 2013 in this picture made through an amateur astronomer’s 5-inch refractor telescope, near Stedman, N.C. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, Johnny Horne

A cotton candy vendor, center, walks in from of the moon during the Los Angeles Angels’ baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, June 22, 2013, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

A “super moon” rises near the Four Towers business district in Madrid, June 23, 2013. On Sunday a perigee moon coincides with a full moon creating a “super moon” when it will pass by the earth at its closest point in 2013. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (SPAIN – Tags: ENVIRONMENT CITYSCAPE

A supermoon sets near the Statue of Liberty, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in New York. The larger than normal moon called the “Supermoon” happens only once this year as the moon on its elliptical orbit is at its closest point to earth and is 13.5 percent larger than usual. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A full moon rises over mountains as traffic makes its way along a rural highway near Little Colorado River, Arizona June 23, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

The moon is seen in its waxing gibbous stage as it rises over Lower Manhattan, including One World Trade Center, center, seen from The Heights neighborhood of Jersey City, N.J., Saturday, June 22, 2013. The moon, which will reach its full stage on Sunday, is expected to be seen 13.5 percent larger than usual during a phenomenon known as supermoon. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez

People paddle illuminated paddle boards in the moon light as it rises over the Toronto Beaches, June 23, 2013. The largest full moon of the year called the “super moon” will light up the night sky this weekend. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A “super moon” rises over Madrid June 23, 2013. On Sunday a perigee moon coincides with a full moon creating a “super moon” when it will pass by the earth at its closest point in 2013. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (SPAIN – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A silhouetted airplane flies past a ‘super moon’ over New York on June 23, 2013. The largest full moon of the year called the “super moon” will light up the night sky this weekend. REUTERS/Zoran Milich (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A “supermoon” rises behind the Home Place clock tower in Prattville, Ala., Saturday, June 22, 2013. The biggest and brightest full moon of the year graces the sky early Sunday as our celestial neighbor swings closer to Earth than usual. While the moon will appear 14 percent larger than normal, sky watchers won’t be able to notice the difference with the naked eye. Still, astronomers say it’s worth looking up and appreciating the cosmos. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

A “super moon” rises over Madrid, June 23, 2013. On Sunday a perigee moon coincides with a full moon creating a “super moon” when it will pass by the earth at its closest point in 2013. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (SPAIN – Tags: ENVIRONMENT)