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)
