A rare full moon will appear over the holiday weekend

This phenomenon is also called the full cold moon or long night moon.

This text is a translation From a CTV News article.

according to Old Farmer's Almanac, a calendar containing weather forecasts, astronomical data, and more. The Christmas full moon usually occurs approximately every 19 years. The last one occurred in 2015, and after December of this year, it is expected to happen again in 2034.

This will be the first full moon after the winter solstice, which occurred on December 21 in the northern hemisphere and represents the first day of winter, or the shortest day of the year.

It is also the thirteenth and last full moon of the year Old Farmer's Almanac On-line.

according to Old Farmer's AlmanacHe added: “To our eyes, the lunar disk will appear fully illuminated a few days before the full moon, so start looking east on December 24 and 25 after sunset with the moon rising on the horizon.”

From December 25 to 27, the full moon will rise near sunset and appear high and full on Christmas Day, according to the British Daily Mail. Old Farmer's Almanac And NASA. The full moon is expected to be fully illuminated on December 26 at 7:33 PM ET.

If you look east after sunset on December 24 and 25, you will see the moon rise and its disk will appear fully illuminated before the full moon.

Old Farmer's Almanac It offers a moonrise calculator that shows the exact time it will appear in your area.

The cold moon is expected to reach its maximum brightness in Toronto on December 26, rising at 4:09 pm in the northeast and setting at 7:55 am in the northwest. In Fredericton, its brightness is expected to peak that day, rising at 4:04 pm in the northeast and setting at 8:13 am in the northwest.

The full moon in December will appear to be touching the top of the sky. During the winter solstice, it stays above the horizon longer than any other moon, which explains why it has the longest night.

The December full moon is commonly called the cold moon, a Mohawk name that refers to the frigid conditions of the season.

Its other name, the Long Night Moon, is a Mohican term for the moon that rises during the “longest nights” of the year.

He explains that Native American peoples traditionally used the monthly moons and nature's signs as a calendar to keep track of the seasons Old Farmer's Almanac.

Meanwhile, Europeans call it the Pre-Christmas Moon, in reference to the ancient northern European winter holiday associated with Christmas, NASA notes.