Photos of October’s supermoon: A stunning start to a trio of celestial events
The Harvest Supermoon rises behind the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn skyline, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Original Publication Date: October 6, 2025 2:10PM
Publication Updated: October 7, 2025 9:52AM
October’s supermoon — a phenomenon when the moon is closest to Earth, making it appear larger and brighter — is the first of three this year. The subtle difference can be observed without special equipment if skies are clear.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
The Harvest Supermoon rises, in London, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)The Harvest Supermoon descends behind the Bay Bridge as seen from Alameda, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)The Harvest Supermoon rises behind spires of the Duomo gothic cathedral, in Milan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)A Southwest Airlines plane appears between the Harvest Supermoon and a statue of Jesus Christ atop Iglesia Luterana Santa Maria de Guadalupe as it takes off from Dallas Love Field Airport, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)The Harvest Supermoon rises behind Tower Bridge, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in London. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)The Harvest Supermoon sets in the clouds behind the city landmark, a weather vane in the form of an angel fixed atop a spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, early Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)The Harvest Supermoon rises as a red double-decker bus drives past on Tower Bridge, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in London. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)The Harvest Supermoon rises over the Thien Tau Temple in Chinatown Los Angeles Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)The Harvest Supermoon rises behind the cross of ‘Metamorphosis Sotiros’ Christian Orthodox Church at Anthoupolis outskirts of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Monday, Oct, 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)The Harvest Moon rises over Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)The full Harvest Moon rises behind a cloud in the sky in Hadera, Israel, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)A person photographs the Harvest Supermoon as it rises behind Tower Bridge, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in London. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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