Supermoon: search Sunday's skies for December's 'moon before yule'
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#39KDH)
Sunday's full moon will be the first and last supermoon of the year, appearing 7% larger and 15% brighter than average - and may have a reddish hue
The first and last supermoon of the year will rise above the horizon in the east on Sunday and loom larger and brighter than normal as it climbs in the night sky until it sets the next morning.
Known in the Farmer's Almanac as the cold moon, the long night moon, and the moon before yule, the event comes as the December full moon coincides with the body's close approach to Earth, making it appear 7% larger and 15% brighter than average.
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