This week’s ‘Cold Moon’ is the highest full moon of the year, but will also rise and set at its most extreme northerly points on the horizon. Here's why.
Are you ready for a rare lunar phenomenon that won’t happen again for almost 19 years? This weekend will see the rise of the “ Cold Moon ,” the name for December’s full moon. However, the moon will behave dramatically differently from usual, with the most northerly moonrise and moonset at full moon until December 2043, according to
Here's everything you need to know about seeing the Major Lunar Standstill this weekend — and why it will be celebrated at Stonehenge and other ancient sites:According to English Heritage, the major lunar standstill is when the northernmost and southernmost moonrise and moonset are furthest apart. The moon has an 18.6-year cycle during which the exact places it rises and sets on the horizon waxes and wanes. At each end of that cycle is a major lunar standstill, also called a lunistice, a rare celestial event that occurs when Earth and the moon are at their maximum tilts. That leads to the moon rising and setting at the extremes of its range. These extreme rise and set positions occur during a two-year period.Earth rotates on an axis tilted by 23.
Since the moon’s orbit is tilted by 5.1 degrees relative to the ecliptic, it rises and sets within a 57-degree range in any given month.Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Wednesday, December 11th The full Cold Moon will rise and set at its most extreme northerly points on the horizon on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024.During a major lunar standstill, the moon rises and sets at its most extreme northerly and southerly positions on the east and west horizons, respectively. It will see its most northerly rise and set this weekend, so get somewhere high up with a clear view of the horizon.
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