On Monday the sky was graced with a Super Worm Moon – the first supermoon of 2020.

If you’re wondering why it’s called a ‘worm moon’, it has something to do with Spring and birds, and worms and baby birds…

It isn’t Spring here, so in South Africa it was just a supermoon.

Per Prevention:

Supermoons occur because the moon orbits the Earth in the shape of an ellipse. When it reaches the apogee, the point closest to Earth, it appears larger and brighter than a normal full moon. According to EarthSky, the Super Worm Moon was 222,081 miles away from Earth, which is the second-closest distance of a full moon to Earth this year. It reached its peak fullness at 1:48 p.m. EST. The moon also appeared full on Sunday and was visible until Tuesday.

If you missed the supermoon on Monday, don’t stress. We collected some awesome pictures of it from around the world, so you can check it out from all angles.

Here’s a stunning pic from South Africa:

source: lou.955_/ Instagram

One more:

Source: Anena Burger/ Instagram

Nice.

Right, on to the rest of the globe:

If you’re still bleak that you missed it, sit tight.

In April you can take in the largest supermoon of the year.

[source:prevention]