Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Final full moon falls on 12/12 at 12:12 am

ABC/KAKE TV (kake.com), 12/10/19; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
The final full moon of this decade falls on 12/12 at 12:12 a.m., which is kind of...weird?
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Have a thing for moon phases or numbers? Then mark the calendar for this upcoming celestial event: On December 12 (12/12) at 12:12 a.m. ET, the "Cold Moon" will become a full moon, according to The Farmers' Almanac. In the central time zone, it'll fall within a minute of 11:11 p.m. on Dec. 11.

"The midwinter full moon has a high trajectory across the sky, causing it to sit above the horizon for a longer period of time," The Farmers' Almanac explains.

Observe the Eight Precepts of the uposatha.
The final full moon of this year's lunar cycle (13 full moons every year) and of the decade is also known as the "Long Night's Moon" -- a fitting title as winter solstice nears, which brings longer, darker nights. And to top off the numerical calendar oddity, the next day is Friday the 13th! Source

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