Supermoon was widely spotted across Europe and America last Sunday. The first full moon of 2019 rose behind Kucuk and Ulu Mosques in Turkey on January 20, 2019. /VCG Photo

A supermoon happens when a full moon is at the closest point of orbit to earth, which makes it 14 percent larger than its usual appearance. /VCG Photo

With the occurrence of the three-in-one astronomical spectacle called "super blood moon," the moon looks bigger and brighter than usual during the total lunar eclipse. /VCG Photo

The Statue of Freedom on top of the US Capitol dome was seen silhouetted against the super moon last Sunday in Washington, DC. /VCG Photo