The "cold moon" is the last full moon for 2024 and will hit peak brightness at 4:02 am Sunday.
The moon will appear full for about three days from Friday evening through Monday morning, making this a full moon weekend.
The"cold moon" is also known as the "frost moon" and "winter moon according to NASA.
If you don't catch this one, the next full moon will reach its peak on January 13, 2025. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, this full moon is known as the "wolf moon" because wolves tend to howl more often in the winter.
This weekend also features a major lunar standstill, which comes around every 18.6 years.
That's when the moon rises and sets at its most northerly and southerly positions, according to Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.
You can tune in to Griffith's Observatory's live viewing of the standstill Sunday evening here starting at 8:03 p.m. EST.
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