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Full moon: 12 December, 22:00: Moon at perigee: 14 December: Geminids peak 21 December, 12:05: ... This page was last edited on 15 November 2008, at 02:28 (UTC).
As the Moon is almost exactly the same angular size as the Sun, this would make moonlight from a full Moon on a clear night 30% as bright as direct sunlight - so a moonlit night would be as bright as a dull overcast day (clouds reflect about 70% of incident sunlight).
next full moon February 21, 2008: lunar (full) end: Lunar saros 133 (26 of 71) next eclipse season ... no eclipses for about 5 and a half months... August 1, 2008: solar (new) beginning: Solar saros 126 (47 of 72) next full moon August 16, 2008: lunar (full) end: Lunar saros 138 (28 of 82) next eclipse season ... no eclipses for about 5 and a ...
The Cold Moon, December's full moon, will reach peak illumination on Sunday, Dec. 15. This follows November's full moon, the Beaver Moon. December's full moon marks the final full moon of 2024.
December's long moon, also called the cold moon, will be the longest full moon of 2023. The shortest day of the year According to timeanddate.com , the Winter Solstice occurs on Dec. 21 and there ...
The last full moon of the year will rise overnight in a rare “major lunar standstill” amid a dazzling meteor shower. The “cold moon” - a phenomenon that happens every 18.6 years - will ...
The December 2015 full moon coincided with Christmas. [46] This last occurred in 1977 (for the American timezones). A small horizontal libration is visible comparing their appearances. By the 19-year metonic cycle the full moon will repeat on Christmas Day in 2034, 2053, 2072, and 2091. [47]
In the winter, three months away from that time, the moon will be almost as high (about half a moon diameter less) as a full moon at midnight. Also at other times during the 18.6-year cycle the full moon will be highest at midnight in midwinter, near the time of the lunistice of the tropical month.