The last full moon of 2020: The ‘Cold Moon’ reaches TONIGHT around the world and appears in the skies for more than 15 hours
- The last full moon of 2020 arrives Tuesday afternoon around the world
- It’s called the ‘Cold Moon’ because it appears when winter begins to enter
- The full moon rises at 4:19 pm ET and rises with illumination at 10:30 pm ET
- This full moon is also known as the ‘Long Night Moon’ or the ‘Moon Before Yule’
The Earth is gifted with one present last year – the last full moon of 2020.
The ‘Cold Moon’ will rise out of the northeastern skies at 4:19 pm ET (9:19 pm GMT), with maximum illumination at 10:30 pm ET (3:30 am GMT) on Tuesday night.
The nickname comes from the Mohwaks Native American tribe and refers to the falling temperatures in December that mean winter has arrived.
The moon will be in the sky for more than 15 hours from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning, making it the longest full moon of the year.
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The ‘Cold Moon’ will rise out of the northeastern skies at 4:19 pm ET (9:19 pm GMT), with maximum illumination at 10:30 pm ET (3:30 am GMT) on Tuesday night. Pictured is the full moon in St. Petersburg, Russia
NASA’s Gordon Johnston wrote in a recent blog post: ‘This year the moonlight will prevent the sighting of Quadrantid’s annual shower, which is expected to be operational from December 28, 2020, through 12 January 2021, rising to the morning of 3 January 2021. ‘
The last full moon of the year has several names, depending on where you are.
The Full Night Moon is sometimes referred to, which refers to ‘the midwinter night is indeed long, and because the moon is above the horizon for a long time,’ according to Almanac the Farmer.
‘The full winter moon has a high path across the sky as if it is facing a low sun. ‘
The nickname comes from the Mohwaks Native American tribe and refers to the falling temperatures in December that mean winter has arrived. Pictured is the full moon hanging over Maryland
Another nickname comes from European pagans whom he named the Moon before Yule.
This full moon marked the winter solstice that marks the beginning of winter.
In the southern hemisphere, where the seasons are shifting, the Strawberry Moon, Honey Moon or Rose Moon is often referred to as the December full moon.
Johnston notes that it could also be dubbed the Chang’e Moon, following China’s three successful lunar launches around this time of year.
‘These missions get their name from the Chinese moon goddess Chang’e, who lived on the Moon with her pet rabbit, Yutu,’ Johnston writes.
The ‘lander Chang’e 3 and companion Yutu rover were launched on 1 December and landed on the Moon on 14 December 2013.’
The moon will be in the sky for more than 15 hours from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning, making it the longest full moon of the year. The moon sets behind a mountain on the morning of December 29 in Chile
‘The landlord of Chang’e 4 and his companion Yutu-2 launched a rover on December 7, 2018 and landed on January 3, 2019.’
The Chang’e 5 lunar sample return mission was launched on 23 November (in UTC, 24 November in China time range) and returned its samples to Earth on 16 December 2020, the first lunar sample to return since 1976. ‘
The full moon will appear until Thursday morning and next time a full moon will appear January 28th, known as the ‘Full Wolf Moon’.
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Many researchers believe that the moon created after Earth was hit by a planet the size of Mars billions of years ago.
This is called hypothesizing a major effect.
The theory suggests that the moon is made up of debris left over after a collision between our planet and body about 4.5 billion years ago.
The colliding group is called Theia, after the mythical Greek Titan who was the mother of Selene, the moon goddess.
Many researchers believe that the moon created after Earth was hit by a planet the size of Mars billions of years ago. This is called hypothesizing a major effect
But one mystery remains, revealed by rocks brought back by Apollo astronauts from the moon: Why are the moon and Earth so similar in shape?
A number of different theories have emerged over the years to explain the Earth-like and moon-like fingerprints.
The impact may have created a huge cloud of debris that mixed well with the Earth and then compacted to form the moon.
Or Theia could be, at the same time, chemically similar to the young Earth.
The third possibility is that the moon was created from Earthen materials, rather than from Theia, although this would be a very unusual effect.