December’s Cold Moon will reach peak fullness at 11:36 p.m. EST on Saturday the 18th, just three days prior to winter solstice. It will rise in the late afternoon at 4:02 p.m. and remain in the sky until 7:48 a.m. on Sunday the 19th. 

To the right of the rising moon, three planets – Jupiter, Saturn and Venus – will be visible to the naked eye aligned in a 45 degree angle relative to the horizon… 

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