<ul><li>The December full moon called the Cold Moon will light up the night sky on December 14 and 15, 2024.</li><li>The full moon will crest at 9:02 UTC on December 15.</li><li>The moon will look full on two evenings. This full moon will lie close to blazingly bright Jupiter on these nights.</li><li>Look for bright Jupiter near this full moon on both December 14 and December 15.</li><li>Every full moon is more or less opposite the sun. And a full moon’s path through the night is opposite the sun’s path.</li><li>No matter where you are on Earth, notice the moon’s path on either December 14 or 15.</li><li>The Northern Hemisphere will see the December full moon rise to nearly the top of the sky, just as the sun does near the June solstice.</li><li>Tracing the high path of the December full moon.</li><li>March’s full moon, will be near the Northern Hemisphere’s spring equinox.</li><li>This full moon is the last full moon of the Northern Hemisphere’s autumn and the Southern Hemisphere’s spring.</li></ul>

2024 December full moon is near Jupiter!

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