This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2026 shows the moon over the Panlongshan section of the Gubeikou Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The first super moon of 2026, characterized by the moon's unusually close proximity to Earth, resulting in a larger and brighter appearance, showed in the sky on Saturday.
This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2026 shows the moon over Jiayin County, Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Li Shaojun/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2026 shows the moon over Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2026 shows the moon over Jiayin County, Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Li Shaojun/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2026 shows the moon over Qiqihar City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2026 shows the moon over Tongjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Liu Wanping/Xinhua)
This drone photo taken on Jan. 3, 2026 shows the moon over Nantong City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Xu Congjun/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2026 shows the moon over the Ice-Snow World in Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Zhang Shu/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2026 shows the moon over Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2026 shows the moon over Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan)■