The largest, brightest moon for seven decades is making a sweep past Earth.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> The Supermoon in numbers<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /> 14% bigger<br /><br /> 30% brighter<br /><br /> Closest pass is at 1123 GMT<br /><br /> 348,400 kilometres from Earth<br /><br /> Closest since 1948<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> #supermoon2016 dazzles across the globe. The closest “supermoon” to Earth in almost seven decades #AFP photo AFPphoto pic.twitter.com/pT3E8DcoKy— AFP Photo Department (AFPphoto) November 14, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> United States<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> The much-anticipated “supermoon” ahone bright over Washington DC.<br /><br /> The US capital’s famous marble monuments and Capitol Hill were bathed in light.<br /><br /> Scientists say the moon was brightest in the US on Monday morning, just before dawn.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> China<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> China also got a taster of the Supermoon on Sunday.<br /><br /> The phenomenon occurs when the timing of the full moon coincides with the point in the moon’s orbit that is closest to Earth.<br /><br /> NASA says the moon will pass 348,400 kilometres from the Earth’s surface at its closest.<br /><br /> The next time it will come as close as this to Earth again will be in 2034.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Australia<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Sky-watchers climbed to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia to get a closer view of the moon, at its largest and brightest in almost seven decades.<br /><br /> It is closer to Earth than any time since 1948.<br /><br /> The moon’s distance from Earth varies as its orbit around the Earth is egg-shaped and not circular.<br /><br /> The next opportunity to see the moon this close to Earth will be in 2034.<br />
