The full moon you will observe in the heavens tonight 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.
Bonus is the December full moon is also a Super Moon. Our moon has a wobbly egg-shaped orbit meaning that it is nearer sometimes (called perigee) and further sometimes (called apogee). Perigee and apogee generally occur in every month; and when perigee coincides with a full moon the moon's appearance is both brighter and larger.
2025 has eight supermoons! Including tonight's makes three in a row for October, November and December. Early in January 2026 is another making four in a row..
Fingers crossed for clear, cold viewing
tonight.
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