Countries around the world may be in lockdown, but people were still able to enjoy an incredible natural sight from their windows this week as the pink supermoon shone in skies. 

It received its name because the full moon in April was known as the pink moon by Native American tribes, who tracked the changing seasons by the lunar months rather than the solar calendar.

Supermoon over Russia.
The pink moon, behind the cross on a church in downtown Moscow © KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images
Supermoon in Turkey's Edirne
The supermoon is seen with Selimiye and Uc Serefeli Mosques in Edirne, Turkey © Gokhan Balci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
April's pink Super Moon In Seville
April's pink super moon at the Sagrado Corazon Monument in San Juan de Aznalfarache in Sevilla, Spain. © Eduardo Briones / Europa Press via Getty Images
A large moon shines over London.
A super moon, also called full pink moon, rises above central London on 07 April, 2020 in London, England © WIk NurPhoto via Getty Images
Supermoon In China
 A supermoon rises over buildings in Yichang, Hubei Province of China   Cao Lida/VCG via Getty Images

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