Look: The last supermoon of 2025 shines in December skies

Photos of the full "Cold Moon", the last supermoon of 2025

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A supermoon, the last full moon of the year, rises in the sky in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.
A supermoon, the last full moon of the year, rises in the sky in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.
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December’s supermoon, a phenomenon when the moon is closest to Earth, making it appear larger and brighter, is the last of three in a row in 2025.

It's also the full Cold Moon, the last supermoon of the year.

The last supermoon of 2025, the Cold Moon, rises behind the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains and the Los Angeles skyline as seen from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on December 4, 2025.
People watch the last supermoon of 2025, the Cold Moon, rising behind the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains and the Los Angeles skyline as seen from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on December 4, 2025.
The last supermoon of 2025, the Cold Moon, rises behind the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains and the Los Angeles skyline as seen from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on December 4, 2025.
The last supermoon of 2025, the Cold Moon, rises behind the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains and the Los Angeles skyline as seen from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on December 4, 2025.
The last supermoon of 2025, the Cold Moon, rises above Los Angeles on December 4, 2025.
The last supermoon of 2025, the Cold Moon, rises above Los Angeles on December 4, 2025.
The last supermoon of 2025, the Cold Moon, rises behind the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains and the Los Angeles skyline as seen from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on December 4, 2025.
The last supermoon of 2025, the Cold Moon, rises behind the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains and the Los Angeles skyline as seen from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on December 4, 2025.
The Cold Moon, the last supermoon of the year, rises over the Nile River in Cairo on December 4, 2025.
A full moon rises behind Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, July 10, 2025.
The last supermoon of 2025, the Cold Moon, rises over The White House in Washington, DC on December 4, 2025.
People watch the last supermoon of 2025, the Cold Moon, rising behind the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains and the Los Angeles skyline as seen from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on December 4, 2025.
The last supermoon of 2025, the Cold Moon, rises behind the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains and the Los Angeles skyline as seen from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on December 4, 2025.
People walk amid the rubble of destroyed buildings as the Cold Moon, the last supermoon of the year, rises over the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip on December 4, 2025.
A youth walks past hanging laundry as the Cold Moon, the last supermoon of the year, rises over the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip on December 4, 2025.
People walk amid the rubble of destroyed buildings as the Cold Moon, the last supermoon of the year, rises behind a damaged mosque at the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip on December 4, 2025.
The full Cold Moon, the last supermoon of the year rises over over the Israeli settlement of Elon Moreh east of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank on December 4, 2025.
The full Cold Moon, the last supermoon of the year, rises over Kuwait City on December 4, 2025.
A supermoon, the last full moon of the year, rises in the sky in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.
The full Cold Moon, the last supermoon of the year rises over over the Israeli settlement of Elon Moreh east of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank on December 4, 2025.
The full Cold Moon, the last supermoon of the year, rises over Kuwait City on December 4, 2025.
A youth plays on the rubble of a destroyed building as the Cold Moon, the last supermoon of the year, rises over the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip on December 4, 2025.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP and AFP photo editors.

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