{"id":327895,"date":"2025-12-04T20:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/327895\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T20:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:15:07","slug":"the-cold-supermoon-will-appear-in-the-night-sky-tonight-heres-how-to-spot-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/327895\/","title":{"rendered":"The cold supermoon will appear in the night sky tonight. Here&#8217;s how to spot it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The final supermoon of the year will appear tonight and will cast some extremely bright light.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The cold moon will be the final in a trio of supermoons seen in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Here&#8217;s how to spot it.<\/p>\n<p>When will the cold moon appear?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The supermoon will appear on Friday, December 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The best time to see the cold moon in Australia will be shortly after the sun sets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The time will depend on where you are.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The best time to view it in each state will be:<\/p>\n<p>Sydney \u2013 8:35pmMelbourne \u2013 9:16pmBrisbane \u2013 7:07pmPerth \u2013 7:57pmCanberra \u2013 8:49pmAdelaide \u2013 9:02pmDarwin \u2013 7:31pmHobart \u2013 9:28pmWhat is a supermoon?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-11-05\/november-supermoon-beaver-full-moon\/105969072\" data-component=\"FullBleedLink\" class=\"RelatedCard_link__rsgR9 FullBleedLink_root__lTw_U interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU FullBleedLink_showVisited__g3Xvz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to see the supermoon<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_synopsis__cFwMW Typography_sizeMobile14__u7TGe Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The difference from other full moons won&#8217;t be all that noticeable to the naked eye, but you can enhance the viewing experience if you pick the right time and vantage point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">A supermoon is when a full moon is closer to the Earth than usual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">This happens because the Moon doesn&#8217;t orbit around the Earth in a perfect circle \u2014 it&#8217;s more of an oval-shaped orbit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">And this means there are times in the Moon&#8217;s orbit when it&#8217;s closer to Earth \u2014 called a perigee \u2014 and when it&#8217;s further away \u2014 called an apogee.<\/p>\n<p>Why is it called the cold moon?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">This moon is called the cold moon because in the northern hemisphere it marks the beginning of winter and is close to the winter solstice \u2014 the shortest day of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">It has also been known as the long night moon and the moon before Yule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Each full moon has a name, which is a practice that dates back to ancient traditions long before the Gregorian calendar existed.<\/p>\n<p>When is the next supermoon?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">There will be a chance to see another supermoon in a month when the wolf moon appears on January 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">There will be two more chances after that to see one in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The final supermoon of the year will appear tonight and will cast some extremely bright light. 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