The rising moon is seen beside the lights of a mosque in Jerusalem, March 19, 2011. The world saw a super moon on Saturday night as the moon passed the earth at the distance of around 360,000 kilometers, the closest in the past 19 years. [Xinhua/Yin Dongxun]

A cross fixed on a church is silhouetted against the rising moon in Jerusalem, March 19, 2011. The world saw a super moon on Saturday night as the moon passed the earth at the distance of around 360,000 kilometers, the closest in the past 19 years. [Xinhua/Yin Dongxun]