A runner makes his way along a trail on a butte in front of the "super Moon" at Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona May 5, 2012. (Reuters / Darryl Webb)
A full moon is seen behind the minaret of Mohamed Ali mosque, in Islamic Cairo, May 5, 2012. (Reuters / Asmaa Waguih)
The full moon rises behind a mosque as a kite flies in Amman May 5, 2012. (Reuters / Ali Jarekji)
The moon rises near an apartment block in Bucharest May 5, 2012. (Reuters / Radu Sigheti)
The full moon rises from the top of the Haramoun mountain, as seen from Marjayoun village in south Lebanon May 5, 2012. (Reuters / Jamal Saidi)
The moon rises near an apartment block in Bucharest May 5, 2012. (Reutres / Radu Sigheti)
Tourists look at the moon rising over the ancient temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 60 kms south of Athens, on May 5, 2012. (AFP Photo / Aris Messinis)
Almost full moon has risen behind the cross of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) in Dresden, eastern Germany, on May 4, 2012.(AFP Photo / Robert Michael)
LAPD chopper flies in a foregraund of the Super Moon in Los Angeles, California on May 05, 2012. (AFP Photo / Joe Klamar)
The "super Moon" rises over some apartment buildings in Toronto, May 5, 2012. (Reuters / Mark Blinch)
The full "Super Moon", scientifically known as a "perigee moon", rises under palm trees as an airplane lands at Los Angeles International Airport in Inglewood, California May 5, 2012. (Reuters / Patrick Fallon)
The full "super Moon", scientifically known as a "perigee moon", rises over Los Angeles, California May 5, 2012. (Reuters / Patrick Fallon)