Bigger, brighter, closer: November's supermoon in photos

The beaver moon rises next to the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
The beaver moon rises next to the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
The moon rises on the behind the "Torchbearer" statue in Hannover, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)
The moon rises on the behind the "Torchbearer" statue in Hannover, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)
An aircraft passes the moon over Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
An aircraft passes the moon over Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
The full beaver supermoon sets beyond an office building Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The full beaver supermoon sets beyond an office building Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A bat flies in front of the Beaver Supermoon in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
A bat flies in front of the Beaver Supermoon in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
CORRECTS NOT YET A SUPERMOON The moon rises behind a roofing contractor working on a gazebo project in Oconomowoc, Wis., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, before it becomes a Beaver Supermoon early Wednesday morning. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
CORRECTS NOT YET A SUPERMOON The moon rises behind a roofing contractor working on a gazebo project in Oconomowoc, Wis., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, before it becomes a Beaver Supermoon early Wednesday morning. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
The supermoon rises behind the illuminated Golden Temple as Sikh devotees pray at the to mark the birth anniversary of their first guru, Guru Nanak, in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
The supermoon rises behind the illuminated Golden Temple as Sikh devotees pray at the to mark the birth anniversary of their first guru, Guru Nanak, in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
The Beaver Supermoon rises over a forest on a mountain near Sarajevo, Bosnia, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
The Beaver Supermoon rises over a forest on a mountain near Sarajevo, Bosnia, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A flock of roseate spoonbills soars across the almost full moon above the New Orleans skyline at sunset, with the Caesars Superdome and Smoothie King Center visible below, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
A flock of roseate spoonbills soars across the almost full moon above the New Orleans skyline at sunset, with the Caesars Superdome and Smoothie King Center visible below, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
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A vibrant moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

 

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