Overview
- Peak fullness occurs Thursday, December 4, at about 6:14 p.m. ET, with the Moon looking essentially full from December 3 to 5.
- At perigee the Moon is roughly 221,965 miles (357,219 km) from Earth, a distance that qualifies this full Moon as a supermoon.
- A lunar occultation of the Pleiades is visible to some observers on Wednesday night into early Thursday, with timing varying by region across North America and Europe.
- For the most striking view, watch moonrise near the eastern horizon around sunset; clear, cold air and the winter geometry will keep the Moon high and bright overnight.
- Coastal communities may see higher-than-usual king tides in the day or so after the full Moon, and a close Moon–Jupiter pairing is expected on December 7.