Stargazers across the world were treated to a stunning second showing of the 'Super Snow Moon' on Tuesday night.
The name refers to the fact that its appearance often coincides with with heavy snowfall around this time of year, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac reference book.
The lunar marvel was expected to be the largest and brightest full moon of 2019 due to the almost exact overlap of the moon's perigee - its closest point to Earth - and when it is at its fullest in the 28-day lunar cycle.
The point of true perigee is when the moon perfectly coincides with the fullest version of the moon, meaning it appears up to 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than normal.
After setting on Tuesday morning from its debut Monday night, the Super Snow Moon became visible again overnight.
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An airplane silhouettes against the moon in Nuremberg. The event is the second of three supermoon events in the first three months of the year, which marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the mission that took the first humans to the moon
The supermoon sets over Mt. Fuji in Kanagawa, Japan. This year's largest full moon appeared to rest on the reddish summit of the nation's highest peak in an event known as 'Pearl Fuji'
The moon sets behind the Les Jumelles Mountains in Plambuit, Switzerland. The name Super Snow Moon refers to the fact that its appearance often coincides with with heavy snowfall around this time of year
The moon is pictured above the Wiltshire Grand Centre in Los Angeles. Stargazers across the world were treated to a stunning second showing of the 'Super Snow Moon' last night
The full Moon shining over the RT-70 radio telescope near the village of Molochnoye in Saky District in Crimea, Ukraine. During the event, the moon appears up to 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than normal
Each month, the full moon carries a different name signifying what is most associated with that time. This is because centuries ago, lunar months were associated with the changing seasons rather than the solar year. Here, the moon in the sky above Rhode island
The Super Snow Moon rises behind One World Trade Centre and the Manhattan skyline shorty after sunset last night in New York City
One World Trade Centre is silhouetted against the backdrop of the moon in New York. The super snow moon is the second of three supermoon events in the first three months of the year
A view over Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Experts said that it would be the largest supermoon of the year with most experiencing clear skies
A supermoon rises over the city of London. According to experts, the best spots to have seen the moon would be from Parliament Hill in Hampstead Heath, Primrose Hill and Alexandra Palace
The snow moon seen from Trafalgar square just above Nelson's Pillar. In the UK, the supermoon began its rise in the east around sunset at 5.22pm GMT, before reaching its highest point towards the south around midnight
The super snow moon is the second of three supermoon events in the first three months of the year, which coincidentally marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the mission that the first man walked on the moon.
'The February 2019 supermoon is special because it will be the largest full moon gracing our night skies until 2026,' said Emily Drabek-Maunder, astronomer at Royal Observatory Greenwich.
'This is because the moment the Moon is at its fullest phase is closer to the time the Moon is at perigee. Tonight, the Moon may seem brighter and will be up to 14 per cent larger than when the Moon is at apogee, or furthest away from Earth in its orbit.
In the UK, the supermoon began its rise in the east around sunset at 5.22pm GMT, before reaching its highest point towards the south around midnight, and then making its descent in the west around sunrise at 7.05am GMT.
The supermoon rose first in the US at 5.33pm Eastern in Providence, Rhode Island, followed by 5.46pm Eastern in New York, 5.43pm Central in Lutsen, Minnesota, 5.46pm Pacific in Las Vegas, 6.02pm Pacific in Los Angeles, and last at 7.50pm Hawaiian-Aleutian in Amatignak Island, Alaska.
In Australia, it rose at 7.39pm in Sydney (local time), 6.21pm in Brisbane, 8.11pm in Melbourne, 8.03pm in Adelaide, 8.12pm in Hobart, 7.04pm in Darwin and 7.02pm in Perth.
It's the second of three supermoons to light up the skies this year, following the Super Blood Wolf Moon that took place on January 21 and preceding yet another on March 21.
The moon is seen in the early hours of the morning above Rome. In the UK, the supermoon began its rise in the east around sunset at 5.22pm GMT, before reaching its highest point towards the south around midnight
Seen from Shandong Province in China, where it coincided with the Lantern Festival, a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar
A family enjoys the view of the super bright moon over the river in Shandong Province, China. A supermoon occurs when the moon's orbit is closest (perigee) to the Earth at the same time it is full, according to NASA
