2023-12-24 22:49:53
This particular phenomenon is also called the full cold moon or the long night moon.
This text is the translation from a CTV News article.
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, an almanac containing weather forecasts, astronomical data, and more, a Christmas full moon normally occurs regarding every 19 years. The last one happened in 2015 and following December this year it is predicted to happen once more in 2034.
This will be the first full moon following the winter solstice, which occurred on December 21 in the northern hemisphere and marks the first day of winter or the shortest day of the year.
It is also the 13th and last full moon of the year, notes The Old Farmer’s Almanac online.
According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, “To our eyes, the Moon’s disk will appear fully illuminated a few days before the full moon, so start looking eastward on December 24 and 25 following sunset when the moon rises on the horizon.”
From December 25 to 27, the full moon will rise near sunset and appear high and full on Christmas Day, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac and NASA. The full moon is expected to be fully illuminated on December 26 at 7:33 p.m. Eastern Time.
If you look east following sunset on December 24-25, you will see the moon rise and its disk will appear fully illuminated before the full moon.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac has a moonrise calculator that shows the exact time it will appear in your area.
The cold moon is expected to reach its maximum brightness in Toronto on December 26, rising at 4:09 p.m. in the northeast and setting at 7:55 a.m. in the northwest. In Fredericton, it is expected to reach peak brightness that day, rising at 4:04 p.m. in the northeast and setting at 8:13 a.m. in the northwest.
The December full moon will appear to touch the top of the sky. During the winter solstice, it stays above the horizon longer than any other moon, explaining why it is the longest night.
The December full moon is commonly called the cold moon, a Mohawk name referring to the frigid conditions of the season.
Its other name, the Long Night Moon, is a Mohican term referring to the moon that rises during the “longest nights” of the year.
Native American peoples traditionally used the monthly moons and signs of nature as a calendar to track the seasons, explains The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Meanwhile, Europeans call it the pre-Yule moon, referring to an ancient northern European winter holiday linked to Christmas, NASA notes.
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