Something Special Will Happen to the Moon on Christmas Day

The fullest, brightest view for the United States will be on Christmas Eve, the Huffington Post reported.

The last time there was a full moon on Christmas, Jimmy Carter was president and a gallon of gas cost 65 cents.

If you’re younger than 38, this will be your first chance to see a full moon on Christmas.

As predicted by Fred Espenak, a renowned, now retired astrophysicist who worked for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center from 1978 until 2009, the full moon will be observed on the early morning of December 25, at approximately 6:11 a.m. EST. This is three days after the winter solstice.

The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. It has a high trajectory across the sky because it is opposite a low sun, according to the site. It is known as a full cold moon because December nights are the longest of the year, so the full moon gets long to shine, and temperatures typically are cold.