A supermoon, the last full moon of the year, rises in the sky in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
December’s supermoon, a phenomenon when the moon is closest to Earth, making it appear larger and brighter, is the last of three in a row in 2025.
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The full supermoon rises beyond a bird perched in a tree, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)A supermoon, the last full moon of the year, rises behind the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)The last super moon of the year, the “Cold Supermoon,” rises behind the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Devotees relax in the garden as a supermoon, the last full moon of the year, rises up on the sky over the Swaminarayan Temple, in Kolkata, India, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)A plane flies past the full moon as the supermoon rises up Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)A supermoon, the last full moon of the year, rises up behind 12th century Koutoubia mosque in Marrakech, Morocco, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)The full supermoon rises beyond a spirit statue atop the Liberty Memorial tower at the National World War Museum, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)A supermoon, the last full moon of the year, rises up on the sky behind a Christmas celebrations wheel in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)People bundle up as they take a walk during a cold weather day as the supermoon rises in Evanston, Ill., Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)A supermoon, the last full moon of the year, rises behind the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)The last super moon of the year, the “Cold Supermoon,” rises behind the Statue of Freedom atop the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)The supermoon rises over the Superstition Mountains, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)A laborer works at a construction site as a supermoon rises in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)The full supermoon rises beyond a spirit statue atop the Liberty Memorial tower at the National World War Museum, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)The moon rising near Inya Lake is seen Thursday, Dec.4, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)A supermoon, the last full moon of the year, rises in the sky behind a crane in San Francisco, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)The last super moon of the year, the “Cold Supermoon,” rises behind the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)A supermoon, the last full moon of the year, rises up in the sky, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)A supermoon, seen through decoration lights, rises up in the sky, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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