Largest supermoon of 2020 rises on a world battling COVID-19

The Pink Supermoon sets behind the giant 'Mother of the Motherland' monument in central Kiev, Ukraine April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The largest, brightest supermoon of 2020 rose in the night sky on Tuesday over hushed cities, stilled factories and countries in lockdown due to the novel coronavirus that has killed tens of thousands worldwide.

If the moon is within 10% of its closest distance to the earth at the moment of full moon, it is considered to be a supermoon, according the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.

April's full moon will be the closest supermoon of 2020, and it is also known as the 'Pink Moon' after the pink flowers that start to appear in the fields this month in some places.

The Supermoon rises behind the Empire State Building while it glows red in solidarity with those infected with coronavirus as the outbreak of the disease (COVID-19) continues in the Manhattan borough of New York City, as it is seen from Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S., April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Watching in Beijing was local resident Ding Linlin, who said: "The epidemic situation in China is getting better and better. This [moon] may represent something good... I'm happy when I see it."

Mainland China reported no coronavirus deaths on Tuesday for the first time since the pandemic began and a drop in new cases, a day before the central city of Wuhan, where the virus emerged late in December, was set to lift its lockdown.

In Spain, where the virus is still raging and 743 people died in the last day to take the death toll to almost 14,000, residents of the capital Madrid clapped for health workers from their balconies and windows beneath the supermoon.

The Pink Supermoon is seen in Minsk, Belarus April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

(Reporting by Reuters staff; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)

The Pink Supermoon, the biggest Supermoon of 2020, sets in Liepupe, Latvia, April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

A Supermoon rises over the town of Nunn, Colorado, U.S. April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

Anibal uses his mobile phone on the roof of his house while a supermoon rises in the sky, in the city of Santiago, Chile, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

The Pink Supermoon is seen over the city, during an astronomical event that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Mexico City, Mexico, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Anibal uses his mobile phone on the roof of his house while a supermoon rises in the sky, in the city of Santiago, Chile, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

The supermoon rises next the Empire State Building while it glows red in solidarity with those infected with coronavirus as the outbreak of the disease (COVID-19) continues in the Manhattan borough of New York City, as it is seen from Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S., April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

The Pink Supermoon rises over the Shard skyscraper in London in an astronomical event that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual, in London, Britain, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

The Pink Supermoon is seen behind a flock of birds during moonrise, in Arlington, Virginia, US, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

The Pink Supermoon rises by the Shard skyscraper in London in an astronomical event that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual, in London, Britain, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

The Pink Supermoon is seen rising behind a cross of Saint Mary's Church in Zagreb, Croatia, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

A Pink Supermoon rises behind the Cevahir Sky City towers, the highest buildings in Skopje, North Macedonia, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

The Supermoon rises behind the Empire State Building while it glows red in solidarity with those infected with coronavirus as the outbreak of the disease (COVID-19) continues in the Manhattan borough of New York City, as it is seen from Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S., April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

The Pink Supermoon rises over Zagreb Cathedral, in Zagreb, Croatia, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The Pink Supermoon is seen next to the Buenos Aires' planetarium lights in an astronomical event that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

The pink supermoon rises behind a tower of the Frankfurt Gate in Berlin, Germany April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

A supermoon rises over the U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in Washington, U.S. April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

The pink supermoon rises in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

The pink supermoon rises behind the Chariot of Glory sculptural group in central Saint Petersburg, Russia April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

The supermoon shines over the Central Business District as cars move along a thoroughfare during evening rush hour in Beijing, China, April 7, 2020. Picture taken with a slow shutter speed. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

A waxing gibbous moon rises behind the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, ahead of the 'Super Pink Moon', in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike

The pink supermoon rises behind the Sacre-Coeur du Horn statue depicting the Christ figure during Holly Week in Wolxheim, near Strasbourg, France April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

The Pink Supermoon rises over the city of Caracas in an astronomical event that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual, in Caracas, Venezuela April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero

The pink supermoon rises over the city of Rome in an astronomical event that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual, in Rome, Italy, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

The Pink Supermoon is seen rising behind a cross on the domes of St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

The pink supermoon, the biggest full moon of 2020, is seen from in Valletta, Malta April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi