We are ending our live coverage shortly, as Earth's shadow has started to move away from the Moon.

Stargazers across the world have just witnessed a rare sight in the night sky.

As we mentioned earlier, a supermoon and a partial eclipse of a full moon are unusual by themselves. Both happening at the same time makes this celestial event even rarer.

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As we mentioned, if your moon-watching plans are being thwarted by clouds (or sunlight), we've got a nice livestream with feeds from around the world going for you, which you can find at the top of this page.

Here are some pictures of tonight's astronomical event from Latin America and the Middle East.

Image source, Reuters

Image source, Reuters

Image source, Reuters

The forecast from earlier today suggested most of the UK should be able to catch a glimpse of the partial eclipse - but Scotland and Ireland should be in the box seat, with the clearest skies.

The US is a little less lucky. Much of the East and West Coast are forecast to be battling heavy cloud cover, but the Midwest and Southwest look mostly clear.

You can find more info on cloud cover in the UK here, external and in the US here, external.

Image source, BBC Weather

This celestial spectacle is so special because it is the result of two phenomena - which are uncommon by themselves - occurring at the same time.

There are only four supermoons each year (this one is dubbed the Harvest Moon because it occurs around the time of year people used to gather crops in the northern hemisphere).

And partial lunar eclipses also do not happen very often either. The next one is in August 2026, when about 96% of the moon will be in shadow.

Therefore, to have a partial eclipse of a full moon, which happens to be a supermoon, is rare.

In the UK, the partial lunar eclipse will occur between 1:40 BST and 5:47 BST, reaching its peak at 3:44 BST when about 4% of the moon will be covered.

For those in the US, you'll want to gaze upwards between 20:41 EST and 00:47 EST - or at 22:44 EST to see the maximum part of the eclipse.

It will only be visible in countries where it is still dark at that time - that means the UK and the US are some of the best spots to watch it, along with Latin America, Europe and Africa.

Small parts of Asia and the Middle East will also be able to catch some of the eclipse, and for everyone else, there's a livestream at the top of this page for you.

The supermoon is a little less exclusive though - the good news is the entire world will be be able to see it at some point over the next day or so.

Tonight is not just a full moon, but a "supermoon" - which means the moon is at its closest point to Earth on its orbit and is therefore looking bigger and brighter.

There will also be a partial lunar eclipse - meaning a shadow created by Earth will darken a small part of the moon's surface.

Image source, Reuters

Welcome to our live page on the rare lunar eclipse.

We'll be bringing you all the information you need to catch a glimpse of the fancy supermoon, and - for those in the Eastern hemisphere like us who are missing out - pics of the phenomenon from around the world.

Grab your binoculars (if you have some) and stay tuned!