🌕 An extreme Full Moon
Issue #142: Geminids shooting stars and a major lunar standstill. Issue #142 ©Steffen Thorsen/timeanddate.com December's Extreme Full Moon On December 15, 2024, skywatchers have a chance to see the most northerly moonrise and moonset at Full Moon until December 2043. It's the result of an 18.6-year pattern that produces extreme Moon rise and set positions during a roughly two-year period known as a "major lunar standstill." How does it happen? ©iStock.com/jdwfoto See the Geminid Shooting Stars The Geminid Meteor Shower peaks around the night of December 13–14 or 14–15, 2024, depending on your time zone. An almost Full Moon will make it difficult to see the fainter shooting stars this year. But look up! Jupiter and Mars are bright and beautiful at the moment. Much more to see in the night sky! ©Steffen Thorsen/timeanddate.com A 99.82% Full Moon This month's Full Moon—on December 15—will be the least illuminated in 2024. Surprisingl...
