{"id":424082,"date":"2025-12-04T12:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/424082\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:39:11","slug":"full-cold-supermoon-lives-up-to-its-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/424082\/","title":{"rendered":"Full cold supermoon lives up to its name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, the full cold supermoon occurs at 6:14 p.m. EST and will be particularly high in the sky. This is the third consecutive full supermoon and the last full moon for 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Foggy-Snow-Moon.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28658553 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Foggy-Snow-Moon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\"\/><\/a>The full cold supermoon, wintry surroundings and foggy and\/or cloudy skies can make for a beautiful picture. (WTOP\/Greg Redfern)<\/p>\n<p>We have had some cold temps in the past few days, with more on the way, including possible <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wintry conditions<\/a>\u00a0that will be following December\u2019s full cold supermoon.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, the full cold supermoon occurs at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/astronomy\/moon\/cold.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6:14 p.m. EST<\/a> and will be particularly high in the sky. This is the third consecutive <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/tonight\/december-full-moon-mimics-the-june-sun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full supermoon<\/a> and the last full moon for 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also the full moon event closest to the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, on Dec. 21.<\/p>\n<p>Skies above the D.C. region are predicted to be partly to mostly cloudy, but it is worth taking a peek outside after the sun has set and during the night as the bright full moon and clouds make perfect conditions for very pretty pictures.\n<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out December\u2019s other <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/the-space-place\/2025\/12\/eyes-to-the-skies-for-december-2025-full-cold-supermoon-and-geminids-meteor-shower-steal-the-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sky sights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsupthespaceplace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">daily blog<\/a>\u00a0to keep up with the latest news in astronomy and space exploration. You can email me at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/the-space-place\/2025\/12\/full-cold-supermoon-lives-up-to-its-name\/mailto:skyguyinva@gmail.com?subject=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skyguyinva@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"single-page__signature bottom\">Get breaking news and daily headlines delivered to your email inbox by signing up <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-page__signature bottom\">\u00a9 2025 WTOP. All Rights Reserved. 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