The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, gave a lustre of midday to objects below, when what to my wondering eyes did appear, but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer.
-'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Clement Clarke Moore
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| 12-11-19 Full Cold Moon |
The full moon you will observe in the heavens this evening is called the Cold Full Moon. It is characterized by the arc of its trajectory across the sky which allows it to appear above the horizon for a longer period of time.
Because of its close association with the winter solstice - and the shortest of daylight hours - the Mohican people called this the Long Nights Moon. Ancient European pagans also associated this with the solstice calling it The Moon Before Yule.
For your best view of this beauty be sure to catch the moon rise tonight. The Moon will attain its peak of fullness at 10:08 this evening. To the casual observer the moon will appear full Thursday evening as well.
Fingers crossed for clear, cold viewing tonight.
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