cold moon
Year's final lunation
Cold moon is the full moon of December, when winter settles in and nights grow longest.
The term comes from Native American and colonial American traditions of naming each month's full moon.
Like other moon names—harvest moon, wolf moon—it marks seasonal rhythm rather than astronomical distinction.
- wintertimeColdest yearly period
- chillinessMild cold sensation
- frostyCold or unwelcoming
- midwinterSeason's coldest period
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
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