Christmas this year is getting more special. Christmas
this year will see a
full Moon for the first time in 38 years – and in an odd
cosmic luck, the last time we had one on Christmas was the year Star Wars: A
New Hope was released in cinemas (1977). This year, obviously, sees the return
of the star wars franchise with The Force Awakens. The Moon will be completely lit
up by the Sun at 6:11 a.m. EST (11:11 a.m. GMT) on Friday December 25, so
you’ll see the brightest Moon at night both side of that time. This comes three
days after the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter
solstice, on Tuesday December 22.
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