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Photos of the blue supermoon show August's rare lunar phenomenon

By Lucia Suarez Sang,

4 days ago

8/18: CBS Weekend News 20:16

A rare spectacle began Sunday night as an August supermoon blue moon rose into the sky.

The first of 2024's four consecutive supermoons, the blue moon - also known as the Sturgeon Moon - was expected to reach peak illumination on Monday and shine brightly through Wednesday.

According to NASA , 100% of the moon's nearside will be illuminated on Monday, and 99% will be illuminated on Tuesday.

Here are some photos of the rare phenomenon from around the world.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4IPZ61_0v3E8wTn00 — A rare blue supermoon appears in the night sky over Sydney on Aug. 19, 2024. SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=103fVj_0v3E8wTn00 — Two women watch a nearly full supermoon rise over the Tagus River from the roof of the Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 18, 2024. Armando Franca/AP

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1ViEfX_0v3E8wTn00 — The first supermoon of 2024 rises on the evening of Aug. 19, 2024 in Yichang, Hubei Province, China. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0ACT3E_0v3E8wTn00 — The supermoon is seen in the clouds above the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, on the evening of Aug. 19, 2024. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4ZbDme_0v3E8wTn00 — A sturgeon moon, the first supermoon of the year, rises next to the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore on August 19, 2024. Edgar Su/REUTERS

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3unOaU_0v3E8wTn00 — A supermoon rises over the Longquan Mountain Observation Deck on August 19, 2024 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China. Yang Qitian/VCG via Getty Images

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0wzdbM_0v3E8wTn00 — The full Super Blue Moon is centered in the spires of the U.S. Air Force Memorial early in the morning on August 19, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. David Ake/Getty Images

August's full moon is the first of four consecutive supermoons this year. The September full moon – known as the Harvest Moon – will reach peak illumination on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

The Hunter's Moon will peak on Thursday, Oct. 17 and the final supermoon – known as the Beaver Moon – will peak on Friday, Nov. 15.

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