December’sโค Cold Moon: The Final Supermoon of 2025
The final supermoon ofโค 2025,โ known as the โCold Moon, willโค peak on December 4th, 2025. This โขevent follows two earlier supermoons in 2025, occurring onโ October 8th and November 5th. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon’s closest โapproach to Earth in its โorbit,resulting in a brighter โฃand seemingly larger โคlunar display.
Accordingโฃ to the โขRoyalโค Museum Greenwich, โthe peak of the December 4th supermoon will occurโ at 11:14 PM GMT. This translates to โ6:14โ AM โขWestern Indonesian Time (WIB)โข on Friday, December 5th, โฃ2025.Time and Date confirms this, stating the peak will be at 23:14 UTC, which also converts โขto โ6:14 WIB.
While โthe peak occurs as the โขsun โคbegins to rise, theโ full supermoon โwill remain visible for several nights surrounding December 4th.
Viewing the Supermoon
The Cold Moon supermoon is readily visible to the naked eye. Forโ optimal viewing, it’s recommended to findโค a location freeโข from obstructions like tall buildings or trees. Forbes suggests seeking a high location, open field, or coastline facing east with a clear view of the eastern horizon. โฃObservers may notice the moon appearingโ slightly larger shortly after rising, โขa phenomenon experts haven’t fully explained.
Impacts โคof a Supermoon
The โcloser proximity โof the moon during a supermoon results in a stronger gravitational pull,leading to higher-than-usual sea tides,known as perigean spring tides. While this increased โgravitational force doesn’t trigger massive disastersโ like tsunamis – the difference โin tide height is typically only a few centimeters โค- it โฃcan perhaps cause coastal flooding or tidal โflooding.โข
The โฃDKI Jakarta Regional disaster โขManagement Agency (@bpbddkijakarta on Instagram) has cautioned that the combination of the full moon phase and theโ supermoon phenomenon could increase the maximum โคheight of sea water in Jakarta’s northernโค coastal โฃareas. The brighter light emitted by the supermoon is also a directโ result of its closer distance to Earth, specifically at its perigee โpoint, as detailedโข in the book Seeing the Universe by โAfrizal โขEfendi et al.
(sto/aku)