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The phenomenon of a super full moon or
supermoon
This year’s finale will decorate the night sky
December
coming.Check out the facts and schedule.
The last supermoon of the year is known as the Cold Moon.This phenomenon will occur on Thursday, December 4 2025 at 23.14 UTC or 06.14 WIB if converted to Indonesian time.
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Cold Moon is the third supermoon in a row to occur this year, after the previous ones in October and November.
The moon does not orbit the Earth in a perfect circle, but instead has an elliptical orbit that resembles the shape of an egg.Therefore, its distance from Earth is not always the same.
At its closest point (perigee), the Moon is around 354,055 km from Earth, while at its farthest point (apogee), the distance is around 402,336 km.
If the Moon is in the full phase when it is closest to the Earth, or within 90 percent of the perigee distance, then the phenomenon is called a supermoon.
The term supermoon was first introduced in 1979 by astrologer Richard Nolle to describe a full moon that appears larger and brighter because it coincides with the position of the Moon closest to Earth.
This kind of full moon can appear up to 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than a normal full moon.
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, the name Cold Moon reflects the extremely cold winter.This month is also known as the Long Night Moon (Mohican), because it rises on the longest nights of the year.
Other traditional names for the full moon in December are Drift Clearing Moon, Frost Exploding Trees Moon, Moon of the Popping Trees, and Snow Moon.
In Europe, ancient religious believers called it the ‘Moon Before Yule’, in honor of the Yuletide festival which celebrated the return of the Sun.
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