The last full supermoon of 2025, known as the Cold Moon, will illuminate the late autumn sky on Thursday, Dec. 4.

When and how to view the Cold Moon supermoon

Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to see the supermoon starting at sunset when it rises in the east, and the moon will be at its highest path and brightest around midnight, according to the U.S. Naval Observation Astronomical Applications Department .

The full moon will fall at 6:14 p.m. EST.

A 97 percent illuminated Cold Moon rises behind the EdgeNYC outdoor observation deck at Hudson Yards as the sun sets in New York City on December 13, 2024. Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

See more details here on Thursday night's moon via NASA's Daily Moon Guide.

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