EPAThe supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse was seen around the world – with this picture taken from Jerusalem A supermoon has lit up the sky across the world coinciding with a rare partial lunar eclipse.The Moon could be seen to appear brighter and bigger on Tuesday night. Supermoons happen when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit. A rare partial lunar eclipse – when the Earth’s shadow covers part of the Moon – also happened with about 4% of the Moon’s disc covered in darkness.Overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday, the partial lunar eclipse was visible in the UK, Europe, North and South America and the whole of Africa. In the UK it occurred between 01:40 BST and 05:47, reaching its peak at 03:44. For those in the US, the eclipse is visible between 20:41 EST and 00:47 – or 22:44 at its maximum. This month’s full moon – known as the Harvest moon – is the second of four “supermoons” this year. There will be two total lunar eclipses visible from the UK next year – on 14 March and 7 September. BBC Weather Watchers/Woody’s ElfA passenger jet is seen crossing in front of the supermoon in GloucestershireReutersThis image of the partial lunar eclipse was captured in Mexico BBC Weather Watchers/Roy CThe supermoon shines on Weston-super-Mare, north SomersetBBC Weather Watchers/Jack MarchSupermoon rises over a country house in Warwickshire, UKBBC Weather Watchers/Claire MeadowsThe supermoon above buildings in BarnsleyGetty ImagesThe Moon seen from Caracas, Venezuela Getty ImagesThe Moon seen from Nanjing in China’s eastern Jiangsu province The supermoon rises over the Israeli-occupied Golan HeightsGetty ImagesA stargazer sets up a telescope in IndonesiaBBC Weather Watchers/Coastal JJThe supermoon and a windmill in Selsey, West SussexThe silhouette of climbers descending from the summit of Sydney Harbour Bridge Getty ImagesThe Moon rises behind the Galata Tower in Istanbul, TurkeyGetty ImagesA plane flies in front of the Moon in Toronto