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A 'Super Snow Moon' rises as residents enjoy the evening at Marina Beach in Chennai on February 19, 2019. - Super Moon is a term used when a full moon is at or near its closest approach to Earth. (Photo by ARUN SANKAR / AFP) (Photo credit should read ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images) 
The Super Snow Moon rises next to the Parthenon Temple at the Acropolis archaeological site on February 19, 2019. - Super Moon is a term used with a full moon that occurs when the Moon is at or near its closest approach to Earth. (Photo by LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images) 
TOPSHOT - The Super Snow Moon rises next to the Parthenon Temple at the Acropolis archaeological site on February 19, 2019. - Super Moon is a term used with a full moon that occurs when the Moon is at or near its closest approach to Earth. (Photo by LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images) 
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 19: A plane flies in the sky in front of the largest Supermoon of 2019 on February 19, 2019 in London, England. Today's Supermoon, sometimes known as the Super Snow Moon is the second supermoon of the year. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) 
A 'Super Snow Moon' rise over Ajaccio on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on February 19, 2019. - Super Moon is a term used when a full moon is at or near its closest approach to Earth. (Photo by PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP) (Photo credit should read PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA/AFP/Getty Images) 
TOPSHOT - The Madonnina statue of the Virgin Mary atop Milan's Cathedral is pictured against the Super Snow Moon on February 19, 2019. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) 
A building of the business district of Porta Garibaldi is pictured against the Super Snow Moon on February 19, 2019 in Milan. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images) 
A 'Super Snow Moon' rises over the banks of the River Loire at Lavau-sur-Loire, western France on February 19, 2019. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images) 
A 'Super Snow Moon' rises over the banks of the River Loire at Lavau-sur-Loire, western France on February 19, 2019. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images) 
A Super Snow Moon is pictured behind a sculpture of Virgin Mary with a child, in Skopje on February 19, 2019. (Photo by Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP) (Photo credit should read ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images) 
A Super Snow Moon rises behind a building in Skopje on February 19, 2019. (Photo by Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP) (Photo credit should read ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images) 
TOPSHOT - The Super Snow Moon rises between the statues of Alexander the Great (R) and Diogenes of Sinope (L) in Corinth, 83 km from Athens, on February 19, 2019. (Photo by Valerie GACHE / AFP) (Photo credit should read VALERIE GACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
In case you missed out on the biggest and brightest supermoon of the year, here are some photos of the moon from around the world. The reason it’s the biggest supermoon is because this is the closest the moon will get to earth all year.
The reason it’s also called a snow moon is because it’s the second full moon of winter.
