The 'Full Buck' supermoon rises over St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, on the North East coast of England on late July 2, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

The first of the four “supermoons” this year has started to captivate skywatchers around the world and is set to be at its brightest on Monday. 

A supermoon occurs when the moon is in its full moon phase while being at its nearest point to the Earth, appearing larger and brighter in the night sky.  

This photograph taken in Paris on July 3, 2023, shows July's supermoon, with the 'Pont de Bercy' in the foreground. (PHOTO / AFP)

The supermoon rises behind sculptures on top of support pylons at Bartle Hall convention center on July 2, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (PHOTO / AP)

The supermoon rises behind the Power and Light building, July 2, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (PHOTO / AP)

The supermoon is seen near the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt, on July 2, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

The supermoon is seen near the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt, on July 2, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

The supermoon rises above the Ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, in Sounion, Greece, on July 2, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

The supermoon rises above the Ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, in Sounion, Greece, on July 2, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)