Winter Solstice and an (almost) full moon
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
Eugene, Oregon
December 21, 2018 6:59pm CST
Well, it is the shortest day of the year and if we look at the moon tonight, it will appear to be full, but that happens tomorrow night.But it will be 2029 before that happens again, so I will be looking for sure.
Not only do we have that happening, but maybe some will be lucky enough to see the Ursids meteor shower if we are in the right place. There might be as many as ten "shooting stars" per minute.
We will have a clear cold night, so I will venture out to see what I can see.
How does the moon look where you live?
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Dec 18
It is that the full moon will not happen on the day of winter solstice again until 2029. They can determine this scientifically.
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Dec 18
@Acefun It does not disappear. It just will not be full on the date of the solstice again for 29 years. The moon will continue to appear in all its phases as long as the earth lasts.
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@Acefun (1220)
• Malaysia
23 Dec 18
@JamesHxstatic
Oh no, it will be my after life to meet with a full moon on that day.
Regret not taking picture of the moon.
Is there any specific reason for the moon to disappear for a long time?
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@LadyDuck (472332)
• Switzerland
22 Dec 18
@JamesHxstatic If I wake up in the middle of the night I try to take a photo, it's breezy now, I think we are going to have a wonderful winter sky.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Dec 18
@LadyDuck I hate to wake up like that, but a photo would be great.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Dec 18
That should be a good one to see. Clear nights are quite cold here though.
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@pumpkinjam (8794)
• United Kingdom
22 Dec 18
We have a full moon tonight (22nd December). My eldest son has taken some pictures so I'll have a look at them later. I couldn't pay much attention to the Moon at the time s I was driving!
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Dec 18
Yes, driving does make it difficult to look at the sky.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16811)
• China
22 Dec 18
Today is winter solstice and it is the custom for people to eat pumpkin and dumplings.The moon is supposed to be full tonight,but it is a grey day.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Dec 18
That sounds like a delicious way to celebrate solstice.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Dec 18
Summer is so much nicer really!
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
23 Dec 18
@JamesHxstatic
Not sure if we have that here.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Dec 18
It is a worldwide thing.
This page provides date and local time for Winter Solstice in year 2018 for Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. It also lists astronomical sunrise and sunset timings on Winter Solstice day. This page gives the day length in hours, minutes and seconds on Solstice
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
24 Dec 18
@JamesHxstatic
Thanks James for posting that
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@marguicha (224157)
• Chile
22 Dec 18
Longest day of the year for me. I did not look at the moon, but I´ll look at it tomorrow.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Dec 18
Moon and water are always scenic.
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@JudyEv (342983)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 18
We had a beautiful new moon too - or nearly so - the last couple of nights.
@hillhjill (23714)
• United States
22 Dec 18
I was just out and about and I didn't see the moon, I will have to look again.
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