Cold Moon

~ Live & Learn

“The moonlight through the windshield. No one talks.”

~ Jenny Offill, Weather: A Novel (Knopf, February 11, 2020)

Notes:

  • Photo: DK. 6:35 p.m. Dec 28, 2020
  • “December’s Cold Moon reaches peak illumination on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at 10:30 P.M. EST. Why is it called the Cold Moon? The Moon names we use in The Old Farmer’s Almanac come from Native American, Colonial American, or other traditional sources passed down through generations. A variety of Native American societies traditionally used the monthly Moons and nature’s corresponding signs as a calendar to track the seasons. Today, December’s full Moon is most commonly known as the Cold Moon—a Mohawk name that conveys the frigid conditions of this time of year, when cold weather truly begins to grip us. Other names that allude to the cold and snow include Drift Clearing Moon (Cree), Frost Exploding Trees Moon (Cree), Moon of the Popping Trees (Oglala), Hoar Frost Moon (Cree), Snow Moon (Haida, Cherokee), and Winter Maker Moon (Western Abenaki). From The Old Farmer’s Almanac: “Full Moon For December 2020“.

 

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  3. We have a clear and cold night…we went out and viewed, the moon and the stars, gorgeous!…we had a scrape-able windshield at 2:30 this afternoon and slippery sidewalks that face the north…1st very short, walk in month, proved to be painful (I am up to four trip/ falls this month)…walking north the cold wind unwelcome…winter is here…we are cozy under heavy covers each night (we keep our bedroom cold)… tomorrow night we will view the last full moon of the year!!! I looked a number of evenings and early mornings to see if I could see the Christmas star, no luck did any of you happened to view the Christmas star?

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