A Full Cold Moon is set to grace our skies this evening. This particular full moon has a range of alternative names, including the Cold Moon, Yule Moon and Long Night Moon. “The Native American names for the full moon in December — as reported in the Farmer’s Almanac — are the Cold Moon or the Long Night Moon. (Image: NASA)“The Cold Moon gets its name because December is the month when it really starts to get cold, although our coldest average temperatures are in January. “The Long Night Moon gets its name because the full moon in December occurs near the solstice, which has the longest night of the year.

Source: Daily Mirror December 12, 2019 09:39 UTC