Epic Full Moon Lights Up Christmas for First Time in Nearly 40 Years
Published at | Updated at(NEW YORK) — Santa and his reindeer had some extra light by which to navigate the sky this Christmas morning.
Friday marked the first time a full moon has occurred on Christmas since 1977.
The moon reached its peak size at 6:11 a.m. ET.
Many took to social media to document the rare event.
Nice watching full moon on a christmas day. Last was in 1977. #MerryChristmas #FullMoonChristmas #sta.rosa #family pic.twitter.com/YcM51E4EKm
— Lani Hits (@HitsLani) December 25, 2015
Christmas full moon ??❤ pic.twitter.com/EBtQ4xdOsD
— Precious Eugenio (@preciouseugenio) December 25, 2015
The full moon looks awesome! pic.twitter.com/74MtYRMfnq
— Patricia N (@Ndungu_Patricia) December 25, 2015
The next time a full moon will fall on Christmas day? The year 2034 at 3:54 a.m.
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