The December full moon, often called the “Cold Moon” is one of the most magical lunar events of the year. As winter settles in and the nights grow longer, the moon shines brighter, clearer, and crisper in the sky.

The full Cold Moon will be visible on Thursday 4 December. It is another supermoon, the third of 2025 and the last. Supermoons are not that rare, there are usually three or four a year, but it is unusual to have three of them in a row - four if you count ...

As of Tuesday, Dec. 2, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. This means 91% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation.

December brings some spectacular targets for astrophotographers, chief among them the Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Andromeda Galaxy, which ride high on crisp winter nights. It’s also a great month to photograph the full Cold Moon,

The December full moon is set to be even bigger and brighter than usual. Here is when and how to see it and why it's so special this year.

The December full moon, also known as the cold moon, will rise early in the month, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 at 6:14 p.m. according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.

The Geminids are expected to run from Dec. 7-17, with a peak on the nights of Dec. 13 and 14 when 120 to 150 shooting stars are expected each hour. The meteors are bright, fast and white, but sometimes they are greenish because they contain magnesium and nickel which turn green when they burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere.