City, State/Country – Make una gather around! This Thursday, December 4, 2025, dem go shine the last supermoon wey dem dey call Cold Moon. E no go just dey shine small, this moon go light the late autumn sky, wey go make even the owls wan dance.
For all the skywatchers wey dey for Northern Hemisphere, una go fit see this supermoon as e go rise from east like wahala wey just dey start. Abeg, make sure say you no chop cold food before sunset, because by midnight, this moon go dey peak and dey shine like 1000 watts bulb – na serious shine wey we dey tok about here.
According to NASA, full moon dey fall at 6:14 p.m. EST, so make you set your clock well, no be say you go miss am because you dey carry tofu for head. If you never sabi wetin supermoon be, make I give you small gist: na when full moon dey close well-well to Earth for im elliptical orbit. Dem dey call am perigee – sounds fancy abi? Na because e fit like 226,000 miles close to Earth every 27 days.
Plus, NASA don talk say supermoon no be official term, but e dey sweet to drop am for ground. E be like orange wey dey sweet, e dey happen three to four times for year. And dem say every moon get im own nickname. This one wey dem dey call Cold Moon na because e dey come when season dey call cold, no be say dem wan flow wahala.
The Farmer’s Almanac don add to the gist say dem self dey known as the Long Night Moon (talk am sharp) because e dey rise during long nights wey dey near winter solstice. E dey stay for sky for long, fit make you feel say you dey watch one long film with no end. Wetin you dey expect?
This Cold Moon na the last supermoon we go see this year, but no worry, he get one more wey go land come January 2026. So, if you miss this one, just know say e go come back like dat ex wey no fit let you rest.
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