Skywatchers on the lookout for the final full moon of 2024 can look to the sky this weekend for a glimpse of the “chilly moon,” which is able to hit peak brightness simply after 4 a.m. EST on Sunday morning. However the moon will nonetheless look full Saturday night by way of Monday.

Sunday’s moon can also be referred to as a “frost moon” and “winter moon,” a number of of a number of phrases for the final full moon of the yr, NASA stated.

Should you miss it, the subsequent full moon will peak on Jan. 13, 2025. That one is called the “wolf moon” as a result of wolves’ howls are heard most within the winter, based on the Previous Farmer’s Almanac.

This weekend additionally encompasses a main lunar standstill, which comes round each 18.6 years. That is when the moon rises and units at its most northerly and southerly positions, based on Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.

You’ll be able to tune in to Griffith’s Observatory’s stay viewing of the standstill Sunday night right here beginning at 8:03 p.m. EST.

(This story has been up to date to right a misspelling/typo.)