The rising moon is seen above a church 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] 

The top of Al-Aqsa Mosque 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]