Supermoon live: What time to see ‘super flower blood moon’ lunar eclipse and all the latest photos
‘Hawaii has the best seat in the house followed by California and the Pacific Northwest,’ says Nasa
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Night sky watchers across the world have been enjoying a “super flower blood moon”, a spectacular phenomenon caused by the May full moon coinciding with both the satellite being at its closest point to the Earth during its orbit - making it appear larger and brighter - and a lunar eclipse causing the moon to turn red as it drifts into our planet’s shadow.
The sight has made for extraordinary photographs from the Western United States to Sydney Harbour but, somewhat typically, amateur astronomers in the UK watching the skies from Stonehenge were left frustrated by heavy cloud cover obscuring their view.
While the supermoon is visible across the world, the partial eclipse will only be viewable in parts of the US, eastern Latin Americas and eastern regions of Russia and Asia, although it will be streamable in the UK this morning.
How the supermoon looked over the Hercilio Luz bridge in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina state, Brazil
View of supermoon in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 26 May
Plane silhouetted in front of supermoon in Rome, Italy
Stunning moonrise over Ankara
A curious choice of photo from Nasa HQ
Artistic framing? Yes.
Illuminati jokes in the comments? Also yes.
More pictures from around the world
The moon as seen in Sydney, Bali, and Mumbai
An early start for some in NYC this morning
Cody Hall set up his camera to catch the moon in New York City’s Riverside Park this morning.
Watch Live - Supermoon rises over Istanbul
Watch: Watch live as ‘flower supermoon’ rises over Istanbul
Watch live as ‘flower supermoon’ rises over Istanbul
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments