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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.
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In tropical astrology, 20 DEC 2024 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 DEC 2024.