The highest and last sighting until 2042 happens on Thursday (December 4) and it’s too special to miss. Here is everything you need to know about the ‘Cold Moon’
Everything you need to know about the Supermoon sighting on December 4 which marks the final until 2042.
- We’ve been spoilt rotten with Supermoon sightings this year after stargazers in the UK geared up for the ‘Strawberry Moon’ back in June. The full Moon was an event which took people by surprise as it was the lowest throughout its 18.6-year orbital journey.
- According to Royal Museums Greenwich, the highest and last Supermoon of 2025 is happening tonight (11:14pm GMT) and certainly living up to its name, Cold Moon, as it arrives when winter temperatures drop across the globe.
- The 2025 Cold Moon will rise in the northeast on December 4 at around 3pm, then set in the north west around 9am the following morning, meaning it’s visible before sunset on Thursday, through to sunrise on Friday.
- Due to a rare 18.6-year cycle called the Major Lunar Standstill, this moon will climb higher in the Northern Hemisphere than any other full moon this year. Now we won’t see a moon reach this extreme altitude again until another 17 years.
- Tonight’s sighting also marks the grand finale of the 2025 Supermoons, with the Blood Moon being the most recent. This celestial phenomenon was spotted in the UK as the Moon turned red on September 7.
- The best way to watch the Cold Moon is by looking for it rising on the eastern horizon shortly after sunset, when the Moon Illusion makes it appear massive and golden orange. In the UK, more specially London, people will be able to spot it at 11:14pm GMT, while New Yorkers across the pond should see the Moon at 6:14pm EST.
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