Did you know that on July 3, Earth saw its first supermoon of the year? Early that morning, the moon arrived at its closest point to the Earth—nearly 14,000 miles closer to the Earth than a usual full moon—making it look 5.8% bigger and shine 12.8% brighter than a regular full moon. 2023 will also see three more supermoons rise on August 1, August 30, and September 29.
In honor of this summer’s abundance of supermoons and National Moon Day on July 20, we’ve compiled a photo gallery of temples under the light of a full moon. Enjoy!
Image of the Rexburg Idaho Temple from Tyler Westover Photography.
Image of the Timpanogos Utah Temple by Danielle B. Wager.
Image of the Manti Utah Temple from Drew Armstrong photography.
Image of the Salt Lake Temple by Karen Seely.
Image of the Payson Utah Temple from Drew Armstrong photography.
Image of the San Antonio Texas Temple by Wm. Camron Casper retrieved via ldschurchtemples.com.
Image of the Timpanogos Utah Temple by Danielle B. Wager.
Image of the Mesa Arizona Temple by Jason Miller retrieved via ldschurchtemples.com.
Image of the Gilbert Arizona Temple from Mormon Newsroom.
Image of the Kansas City Missouri Temple from LDS.org.
Image of Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple from His Holy House by Robert A. Boyd.
Image of Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple from His Holy House by Robert A. Boyd.
Image of the Salt Lake Temple by Karen Seely.
Image of the Manti Utah Temple from Drew Armstrong photography.
Image of the San Antonio Texas Temple by Thomas Kreuser retrieved via ldschurchtemples.com.
Image of the Columbia River Washington Temple from His Holy House by Robert A. Boyd.
Image of the San Diego California Temple from Getty Images.
For more breathtaking temple photography, take a look at Robert A. Boyd's His Holy House from Deseret Book.