{"id":174964,"date":"2025-12-04T15:43:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T15:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/174964\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T15:43:18","slug":"lunar-observers-to-see-second-largest-full-moon-of-the-year-in-a-few-hours-xinhua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/174964\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunar observers to see second-largest full moon of the year in a few hours-Xinhua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/202512047ba12f15c74a435a984b3cdab7c888fc_0a38ca4615b14847837acb1e395cc42d.JPG\"\/>A drone photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025 shows a full moon over a tower in Shuangyashan City, northeast China&#8217;s Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Han Yang\/Xinhua)<\/p>\n<p>BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) &#8212; This year&#8217;s second-largest full moon to the eyes of lunar observers will appear on Friday morning, but the best viewing time falls on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/202512047ba12f15c74a435a984b3cdab7c888fc_XxjpbeE000486_20251204_CBMFN0A002.JPG\"\/>A full moon is pictured in Harbin, northeast China&#8217;s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 4, 2025. (Xinhua\/Zhang Tao)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/202512047ba12f15c74a435a984b3cdab7c888fc_XxjpbeE000486_20251204_CBMFN0A003.JPG\"\/>A full moon is pictured over a mountain in Yongjia County, Wenzhou City, east China&#8217;s Zhejiang Province, Dec. 4, 2025. (Photo by Su Qiaojiang\/Xinhua)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/202512047ba12f15c74a435a984b3cdab7c888fc_XxjpbeE000486_20251204_CBMFN0A004.JPG\"\/>This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a full moon in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 4, 2025. (Xinhua\/Zhang Cheng)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/202512047ba12f15c74a435a984b3cdab7c888fc_b4b40b6d28334394a50defb7825893d3.JPG\"\/>A full moon is pictured in Fujin City, northeast China&#8217;s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 4, 2025. (Photo by Geng Xiqing\/Xinhua)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/202512047ba12f15c74a435a984b3cdab7c888fc_XxjpbeE000486_20251204_CBMFN0A006.JPG\"\/>A full moon is pictured in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 4, 2025. (Xinhua\/Zhang Cheng)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/202512047ba12f15c74a435a984b3cdab7c888fc_XxjpbeE000486_20251204_CBMFN0A007.JPG\"\/>A full moon is pictured over a harbor in Daishan County, Zhoushan City, east China&#8217;s Zhejiang Province, Dec. 4, 2025. (Photo by Xing Shoumiao\/Xinhua)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/202512047ba12f15c74a435a984b3cdab7c888fc_XxjpbeE000486_20251204_CBMFN0A008.JPG\"\/>A citizen cycles as a full moon is seen over Tongjiang City, northeast China&#8217;s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 4, 2025. (Photo by Liu Wanping\/Xinhua)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/202512047ba12f15c74a435a984b3cdab7c888fc_XxjpbeE000486_20251204_CBMFN0A009.JPG\"\/>A full moon is pictured at the Ming Palace Ruins Park in Nanjing, east China&#8217;s Jiangsu Province, Dec. 4, 2025. (Photo by Su Yang\/Xinhua)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/202512047ba12f15c74a435a984b3cdab7c888fc_XxjpbeE000486_20251204_CBMFN0A010.JPG\"\/>A full moon is pictured in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 4, 2025. 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