5 breathtaking photos of the supermoon known as the ‘harvest moon’ in 2023

Did you see the supermoon up in the sky on Thursday night? It’s another supermoon in 2023, and this one is just as beautiful as the “blue moon,” the “strawberry moon” and the “sturgeon moon.”

It’s the “harvest moon,” and it was seen on Thursday night, on September 28.

Where’d it get the name? Per USA TODAY:  “Thursday’s full moon is called the harvest moon because it’s closest to the autumnal equinox, which was Saturday. Farmers and other skywatchers also call September’s full moon the corn moon, signifying end-of-summer harvests.”

Let’s take a look at some breathtaking shots of the amazing supermoon that we saw in our skies on Thursday night:

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The full moon, a supermoon also known as the “Harvest Moon”, rises over Macquarie Lighthouse in Sydney on September 29, 2023. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)

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The full moon, a supermoon also known as the “Harvest Moon”, rises above Macquarie Lighthouse and the Sydney Opera House in Sydney on September 29, 2023. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images) 

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The full moon, a supermoon also known as the “Harvest Moon”, rises over Singapore on September 29, 2023. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) (Photo by ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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People have drinks on the roof of the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon, as a full supermoon rises in the background, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. It’s the fourth and last supermoon of the year, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

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People take pictures with the moon and night scene on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)