A Bedouin rides a horse as a harvest supermoon is pictured in the background in Rahat, southern Israel.

Photographers and stargazers were treated to a spectacular show overnight as the harvest supermoon illuminated skies across the world.

The September supermoon is referred to as the harvest moon because, in the northern hemisphere, it is the closest full moon to the autumn equinox.

The Moon began to appear bright and large on Tuesday and will continue to do so until the end of the week.

The pictures below show the Moon in various stages from different locations across Europe, the Middle East, the United States, and Australia.

The full harvest moon rises behind the silhouette of the coat of arms of Russia atop the Historical Museum near Red Square in Moscow.

The pumpkin-colored harvest moon rises over the beach as people play volleyball on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago.

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