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The Long Night Moon

On December 15, the Full Moon was bright, known as the Cold Moon or Long Night Moon. It was the closest Full Moon to the northern winter solstice and the last Full Moon of 2024. This Full Moon was also at a major lunar standstill. A major lunar standstill is an extreme in the monthly north-south range of moonrise and moonset, caused by the precession of the Moon's orbit over an 18.6-year cycle. As a result, the full lunar phase was near the Moon's northernmost moonrise.