CLEVELAND, Ohio — Skywatchers in Northeast Ohio and beyond will get a bright send-off to 2025’s lunar calendar this week when December’s “cold moon” rises as the last supermoon of the year.

The cold moon officially peaks at 6:14 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, but it will appear full for several nights.

The cold moon is December’s traditional name for the 12th and final full moon of the year. This time, it doubles as a supermoon — one of four in a row to close 2025.

Supermoons occur when a full moon coincides with the moon’s closest point to Earth in its orbit, making them appear larger and brighter than average. They can look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the faintest full moon of the year, according to NASA.

But it can be tough to discern the subtle change with the naked eye.

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