- Edited and Published by S.K Nair Director Edutech Foundation - Bangalore
The first appearance of Cold Moon was yesterday. It will be there today too..! This is also known as the ‘Long Night Moon’ as the event occurs on one of the longest nights of the year.
This is the last and highest full moon of the year 2020!
It will be the highest full moon in the entire Gregorian year and interestingly, the 13th and the final lunar event of 2020 was visible yesterday and will be there today too. According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, the peak illumination of the full moon is supposed to take place on 7:54 pm IST on 29 December and 8:57 pm IST on 30 December. The Almanac says that people can begin to spot the December full moon just before sunset.
What makes Cold Moon 2020 special?
The Cold Moon will have a distinctively high route across the sky. This results in the moon being visible over the horizon for a longer period of time.
It is also called the ‘Long Night Moon’ as the event occurs on one of the longest nights of the year. This is because the date is fairly near to the winter solstice.
According to a report by Forbes, the timing of the Moon reaching its peak illumination is behind the globe spotting the Cold Moon on two different dates. While the Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa will have a full moon on 30 December, both South America and North America will have it a day prior, on 29 December.
After this, the full moon is going to appear to be a full-blown moon for the next three days.
With this Cool Bangalore news says bye-bye to 2020 and welcomes the New Year 2021. Cool Bangalore Wishes you all a prosperous new year with extremely good health and happiness.
SK Nair
Editor and Publisher
Cool Bangalore News
