Photos: Final supermoon of 2019 brightens the night sky

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The final supermoon of 2019 coincided with the spring equinox. Here are some of our favorite photos of the phenomenon.

A cross on top of the Holy Family Cathedral is silhouetted against the rising full moon Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The last Supermoon of 2019, known as the 'super worm equinox moon' is seen above Los Angeles on March 20, 2019, coinciding with the spring equinox. - The last of three Supermoons which began the year, the 'worm moon' gets its name from folklore tradition, occurring at a time when frost on the ground melts and earthworms begin to emerge. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

A full moon rises behind the Statue of Freedom atop the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday evening, March 19, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A lookout tower, left, and the broadcast tower of Antenna Hungaria at the top of Karancs mountain are backdropped by the rising moon as seen from the vicinity of Karancskeszi village, 128 kms northeast of Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (Peter Komka/MTI via AP)

NEW YORK, USA - MARCH 20 : The last supermoon of 2019 'Super Worm Equinox Moon' rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York, United States on March 20, 2019. (Photo by Atilgan Ozdil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

The rising moon passes behind the broadcast antenna on top of One World Trade Center Tuesday evening, March 19, 2019 in New York City. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 21: A super moon, announcing the end of the winter season, rises in the sky on March 21, 2019 in Beijing, China. The Super Worm Moon occurs on the day as the Spring Equinox on Thursday. The moon becomes full at 9:42 p.m., almost 4 hours after the vernal equinox which is at 5:58 p.m.. (Photo by Zhang Yinsheng/VCG via Getty Images)

The moon rises behind a mobile radio mast in Wachenbuchen near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Germany began auctioning frequencies for the future super-fast 5G network on Tuesday, amid frustration over conditions imposed by authorities and questions over whether China's Huawei can supply equipment. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

The worm moon rises on the first day of spring in New Orleans, La. Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune via AP)

A sculpture is silhouetted against a full moon in Brussels, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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A cross on top of the Holy Family Cathedral is silhouetted against the rising full moon Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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