Space is gifting the Earth with one last present this year – the final full moon of 2020. The ‘Cold Moon' will rise out of the northeastern sky at 4:19pm ET (9:19pm GMT), with peak illumination at 10:30pm ET (3:30am GMT) Tuesday evening. Pictured is the full moon hanging over MarylandAnother nickname comes for European pagans who called it the Moon before Yule. In the southern hemisphere, where the seasons are flipped, the full December moon is often called the Strawberry Moon, Honey Moon or Rose Moon. ‘These missions get their name from the Chinese goddess of the Moon, Chang'e, who lived on the Moon with her pet rabbit, Yutu,' Johnston writes.

Source: Daily Mail December 29, 2020 17:02 UTC