
This year, the full moon will rise on Christmas day
making it the first time it will rise like that in 38 years.
A full moon will rise on Christmas Day this year – the
first time it will appear on December 25 in 38 years.
According to Fred Espenak, an eclipse and moon expert
with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the event will
happen at 6.11am on December 25.
That will give Santa Claus and his reindeer plenty of light
to guide them while giving out presents.
December’s full moon, which is the final one for 2015, is
also know as the Full Cold Moon and the Moon before
Yule.
The event will cap-off a year of unusual lunar activity
including a total solar eclipse in March which many were
not able to see properly in the UK due to cloud.
There was also a blood moon on September 28 – created
when the moon passes into the earth’s shadow, creating
a reddish tinge.
The event spread fear among fringe Christian groups,
fearing the end was nigh , but fears of the Apocalypse
proved unfounded.
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