The moon lit up Toronto's skies this weekend and the photos are out of this world

A glorious half moon ascended into the Toronto sky this weekend and of course people documented it with equally stunning photos.

The half moon could actually already faintly be seen rising by the afternoon. 

Tonight's moon view in #Toronto #WaxingCrescent with it being 33.49% visible... #celestialsky #Moon #Lunar pic.twitter.com/Z2quTqrcAR

— Jack Boland (@TorSunphoto21) August 16, 2021

The moon is currently waxing gibbous, and is almost exactly half visible, making for some very picturesque images.

Canada’s Wonderland and the moon 🖤🌓@WonderlandNews #Ontario #Toronto #CanadasWonderland #moon pic.twitter.com/xZJAWFZZPn

— Blackout Coasters (@blkcoasters) August 15, 2021

Someone even managed to snap a photo of the moon over Wonderland's rollercoasters in a bright purple sky.

Three nights prior, here was the waxing moon setting behind a downtown Toronto building.#TorontoMoonscape #shotonNikon #NikonD850 #Nikon300PF #StormHour pic.twitter.com/RLUgZuFHlR

— Chromatic Raymond (@chromatic_to) August 16, 2021

More of a crescent moon, just as pretty but perhaps not as noticeable, could also be seen last week.

I checked again just now. The moon is still there in Toronto pic.twitter.com/rAAi4dC0iT

— 🌿Graeme🌿 (@fonebone45) August 16, 2021

It's not the only magical summer sky phenomenon you can catch around here: the Perseids have made an appearance in the area as well.