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The last full moon of 2025, Cold Moon (Cold Moon)

 The last full moon of 2025, Cold Moon (Cold Moon)

 December 5th was the last full moon of the year, and in addition, it became the so-called "super moon" where the distance between the moon and the earth looks large near.       Indigenous North Americans are said to have given the names of animals and plants and farms on the full moon according to the season, but the full moon in December reflects the severe cold season and is called the "cold moon". There are also other names for "Long Night Moon" and "Christmas Moon".                   The orbit of the moon is slightly elliptical, and it is said that it passes through the closest point (near point) and the farest point (far point) every month, but when the moon passes through the nearby point and the moment when the moon becomes a full moon matches, or if it is close, the phenomenon that looks larger than normal is "Supermoon". In December, first of all, in addition to this physical factor, the air is dry and the moonlight is felt clearer, and the sunset is early, so the moon rises during dark hours, making it easy to see the movement of the moon near the horizon. It is thought that the second psychological factor, which makes it feel great, is more effective by overestimate the sense of size by comparison objects such as buildings.      Tsukuda from Kachidokibashi·Tsukishima·Looking at the skyline in the direction of Kachidoki, the moon moves lower than the skyscrapers, and overlaps with the building, resulting in "the illusion of the moon", you can enjoy a bright and large moon, and many people from Hashigami hold their smartphones. Was seen