There are those, passionate about the stars, who had ticked the date on their calendar.
Others who were surprised and marveled at the Super Moon.
On the night of Monday to Tuesday, the Sun, Earth and Moon were perfectly aligned at 5:31 a.m. KST.
An admirable spectacle from 8:13 p.m. to 7 a.m. this morning, time of sunrise and sunset.
It was then at one of its closest points to Earth.
The rest of its rotations around our planet can take it 50,000 km away.
But contrary to what some had announced, wrongly therefore, it was not tinted pink.
In fact, we call this Super Moon in reference to a flower.
According to NASA, the Maine Farmer's Almanac, created in the 1930s, began publishing the Native American names of the Moon.
The US space agency explains that the full moon in April is called the Pink Moon, in reference to the color of a flower common in the eastern United States, the moss phlox.
Either way, if you missed this show, you can catch a catch-up on May 26 for a Super Moon that should be just as captivating.
In the meantime, here is a (subjective) selection of the most beautiful shots taken last night by AFP and Reuters photographers.
1. In England, the megalithic site of Stonehenge is magnified
REUTERS / Toby Melville TOBY MELVILLE
2. The Eiffel Tower was no longer the only lighthouse to illuminate the Île-de-France
Martin BUREAU / AFP MARTIN BUREAU
3. Over Manhattan, the Super Moon looks huge
Angela Weiss / AFP ANGELA WEISS
4. Miami beach has benefited from a new radiance
CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP CHANDAN KHANNA
5. The Çamlıca mosque, on the heights of Istanbul
The full moon, also known as the Supermoon, rises above the Camlica Mosque in Istanbul
The full moon, also known as the Supermoon, rises above the Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, April 26, 2021. REUTERS / Murad Sezer MURAD SEZER
6. This plane photographed in Iraq seems very close to the moon
Hussein FALEH / AFP HUSSEIN FALEH
7. In Buenos Aires, the Super Moon seemed whiter
JUAN MABROMATA / AFP JUAN MABROMATA
8. At Sensō-ji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, the moon appears to be a hanging lamp.
The full moon, also known as the Supermoon, is seen through a five-storied pagoda at Sensoji temple, in Tokyo
REUTERS / Issei Kato ISSEI KATO
9. A California geothermal power plant is beautified by the Super Moon
Super Pink Moon Rises Over Southern California
David McNew / Getty Images / AFP DAVID MCNEW
10. A touch of poetry with the monument of the Carta Magna of Buenos Aires
The full moon rises in Buenos Aires
REUTERS / Agustin Marcarian AGUSTIN MARCARIAN
