Parkdean Resorts have released a list of top tips for budding astronomers hoping to catch a glimpse of the highly anticipated Cold Moon this week. The full Christmas ‘Cold Moon’ will be visible on December 7, 2022 and will reach peak illumination at 23:09.
The Cold Moon, or the Long Night Moon is the name given to the December Full Moon. With each month on average having one full moon, it marks the occasion whereby the moon appears fully illuminated from Earth’s perspective and occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon.
The Cold Moon gets its name as a result of it rising during the longest nights of the year and it conveys the frigid conditions of this time of year, where the cold weather begins to truly take its toll.
