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Photos: The December 2017 supermoon

  • Dec 4, 2017
  • Dec 4, 2017 Updated Dec 4, 2017

The phenomenon known as the supermoon delighted sky gazers around the globe Sunday. Here's a look.

Myanmar Moon

Myanmar Moon

The supermoon rises behind the mountain range seen from Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. The Dec. 3 full moon will be the first of three consecutive supermoons. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)

Aung Shine Oo

Myanmar Moon

Myanmar Moon

The supermoon is seen in the sky while a farmer walks with cows in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. The Dec. 3 full moon will be the first of three consecutive supermoons. The two will occur on Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)

Aung Shine Oo

Myanmar Supermoon

Myanmar Supermoon

The Super Moon seen from Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. The Dec. 3 full moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons. The two will occur on Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)

Aung Shine Oo

APTOPIX Myanmar Moon

APTOPIX Myanmar Moon

The moon rises behind the Uppatasanti Pagoda seen in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. The Dec. 3 full moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons. The two will occur on Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, 2018.(AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)

Aung Shine Oo

Germany Daily Life

Germany Daily Life

In this Dec. 2, 2017 photo the moon shines behind a man dressed in a Santa Claus costume flying on a trike and motor glider near Sieversdorf, Germany. (Patrick Pleul/dpa via AP)

Patrick Pleul

Israel Supermoon

Israel Supermoon

The moon rises over a building in Netanya, Israel, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. The Dec. 3 full moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons. The other two will occur on Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Ariel Schalit

Britain Supermoon

Britain Supermoon

The Supermoon rises above Whitby Abbey in Whitby, north east England, Sunday Dec. 3, 2017. The Dec. 3 full moon will be the first of three consecutive supermoons. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Danny Lawson

APTOPIX New York Supermoon

APTOPIX New York Supermoon

A supermoon rises in front of a replica of the Statue of Liberty sitting atop the Liberty Building in downtown Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. December's full moon appears bigger and brighter in the sky as it sits closer than average to Earth. Sunday's moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons. The next two will occur on Jan. 1, 2018, and Jan. 31. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Indiana Supermoon

Indiana Supermoon

A full moon, referred to as a supermoon, rises over the University of Notre Dame's main building Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP)

Robert Franklin

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