Updated 9.08pm
A striking supermoon over Marsaxlokk church. Photo: Colin VassalloStargazers across the globe feasted their eyes on a rare 'supermoon' event last night, with Earth's satellite appearing bigger and brighter than it has for the past 69 years.
The last time the moon was this close to Earth, the calendar read 1948, and the next such 'supermoon' event won't be until 2034.
Cloudy weather made it difficult for local star watchers to catch a glimpse of the oversized moon, though photographers from Marsaxlokk to Balluta, Safi, Żejtun and Naxxar all managed to capture the unique event.
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The supermoon rises over Valletta yesterday in the early evening. Photo: Lucas Cordina
Alexis Callus captured this spectacular shot of the moon over Safi. Photo: Alexis Callus
A wisp of cloud partly covers the moon as it glows above Żejtun. Photo: John Hili
The moon shines big and bright over Gżira. Photo: Neil Bugeja
If you happened to be in Balluta, the moon was a sight to behold. Photo: Thomas Aschauer
Photo: Charles Mifsud
Reader Tim Micallef captured this glorious moon over Tal-Qroqq. Photo: Tim Micallef
A 5am supermoon dominates the Mdina skyline. Photo: Mario Galea
Photo: Doreen ZerafaAustralia
Participants in a Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb (R) walk down the western span of the famous Australian landmark as the supermoon rises through clouds after sunset. Photo: Reuters/Jason ReedChina
The supermoon is seen behind a building in Shanghai, China. Photo: Reuters/Aly SongCzech Republic
The supermoon rises in Prague, Czech Republic. Photo: Reuters/David W CernyGeorgia
The moon shone big and bright in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo: Reuters/David MdzinarishviliGermany
The rising moon is seen behind the Brandenburg Gate quadriga in Berlin. Photo: Reuters/Pawel KopczynskiGreece
The rising "supermoon" is seen through the Propylaea, the ancient Acropolis hill gateway, in Athens, Greece. Photo: Reuters/Alkis KonstantinidisIndia
India's national emblem is seen in front of the supermoon in New Delhi. Photo: Reuters/Adnan AbidiKazakhstan
The supermoon rises behind the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft, ahead of its upcoming launch to the International Space Station (ISS), at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo:Reuters/Shamil ZhumatovSyria
A Free Syrian army fighter sits on a pick-up truck mounted with a weapon, as the supermoon partly covered by clouds is seen in the background, in the west of the rebel-held town of Dael, in Deraa Governorate, Syria. Photo: Reuters/Alaa Al-FaqirThailand
A father and a boy look at the supermoon in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Reuters/Jorge SilvaTurkey
The supermoon is seen over the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo: Reuters/Osman Orsal