April's pink supermoon – in pictures
A supermoon occurs when the moon reaches its closest position to the Earth, known as the perigee, making the satellite appear bigger and brighter than usual. This month’s supermoon is also a pink moon: the name comes from the herb, moss pink, or wild ground phlox which are bright pink in colour
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The pink supermoon rises behind the Chariot of Glory sculptural group in central Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Photograph: Anton Vaganov/Reuters
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A girl walks on the roof of a building during the lockdown for coronavirus, as the spectacular pink supermoon rises in Rome.
Photograph: Alessandro Di Meo/EPA
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The pink supermoon rises over the Shard in London.
Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
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Çamlıca Mosque is seen as the supermoon rises over Istanbul, Turkey.
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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The pink supermoon rises next to an apartment building in Vienna.
Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
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The pink supermoon is seen behind the Royal Liver building in Liverpool.
Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA
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The supermoon rises, with the Elbphilharmonie in the foreground, in Hamburg, Germany
Photograph: Axel Heimken/AP
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The pink supermoon rises behind the Sacré-Coeur du Horn statue depicting the Christ figure during Holy Week in Wolxheim, near Strasbourg, France
Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
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A Turkish army drone passes by the supermoon in Idlib, Syria.
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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The supermoon rises over Las Vegas, United States
Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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The supermoon rises over St. Louis, United States
Photograph: David Carson/AP
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The pink supermoon sets behind the Mother of the Motherland monument in Kiev, Ukraine
Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
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The supermoon rises behind a downtown office building in Kansas, United States
Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP
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The supermoon over Bintan island, Indonesia
Photograph: Yuli Seperi/Sijori Images/Rex/Shutterstock
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The supermoon rises behind Rocca Calascio castle in L’Aquila, Italy
Photograph: Lorenzo Di Cola/Pacific Press/Rex/Shutterstock
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The pink supermoon rises over Boston, United States
Photograph: Cj Gunther/EPA
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Birds cross the supermoon in Arlington, United States
Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters
