The full Harvest Supermoon rises behind the Empire State Building, Sept. 17. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
A fall harvest supermoon put on a rare celestial show Tuesday when it also created a partial lunar eclipse for sky-gazers around the world.
The bright harvest supermoon — — entered Earth’s shadow around 10:13 p.m. ET, , and peaked at its fullest at 10:35 p.m. ET, but will appear through Thursday morning.
The eclipse reached its darkest phase around 10:44 p.m. ET when the full moon was partially covered by the umbra, which is the Earth’s darkest shadow. NASA said the spectacle looks like the shadow is of part of the moon. The moon exited the Earth’s shadow at 11:16 p.m. ET.
The harvest moon usually happens around . Supermoons occur and appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter at its closest point to Earth than when it’s farthest away from Earth. People can also view partial lunar eclipses at least twice a year. But seeing all three celestial events together .
The rare sky show was visible over much of North and South America, as well as Asia, Africa and Europe.
The next lunar eclipse — a total lunar eclipse — is set to take place March 13-14, 2025, .
Here’s a look at Tuesday evening’s rare supermoon lunar eclipse.
A supermoon rises behind clouds over Larnaca international airport in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Sept. 17. (Petros Karadjias/AP)
Cormorants are silhouetted against the full moon in Qiqihar, China, Sept. 17. (Wang Yonggang/Xinhua via AP)
The moon rises through clouds over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Camden, Maine, Sept. 17. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
The full moon rises behind the Nanjing Yuejiang Tower in Nanjing, China on Sept. 17 (Stringer/AFP via Getty Images)
People look at the full moon at the Samalayuca Dunes near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Sept. 17. (Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters)
A Harvest supermoon rises over a lighthouse in Scituate, Mass., on Sept. 17 (Lauren Owens Lambert/Reuters)
A supermoon rises behind a horse statue atop of Triumphal Arc during a partial lunar eclipse in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 18. (Pavel Bednyakov/AP)
Partial lunar eclipse is seen near the Kremlin and Russia’s Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 18. (Marina Lystseva/Reuters)
Climbers are silhouetted against the full moon near the summit of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sept. 17. (Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images)
A supermoon rises behind Camlica tower in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 17. (Khalil Hamra/AP)
A partial eclipse darkens a rising supermoon in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 17. (George Walker IV/AP)
The supermoon rises beyond the cross atop Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Cathedral, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 17. (Hassan AmmarAP)
The full Harvest moon rises over ‘The Couple’ sculpture at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in Northumberland, England on Sept. 17. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
The supermoon in North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne, Germany on Sept. 18. (Thomas Banneyer/picture alliance via Getty Images)
An angel weather vane atop a spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, is silhouetted by the rising full moon, Sept. 17., in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Dmitri Lovetsky/AP)
The moon rises over Fingal Bay in Port Stephens north of Sydney, Australia, Sept. 18. (Mark Baker/AP)
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