Christmas has been a favorite festival for many and this year’s Christmas Eve will be even more special, as for the first time in 38 years full moon will brighten the sky. The similar situation last time happened in 1977, said experts.

Fred Espenak, moon and eclipse expert at the American space agency NASA said that the full moon will reach at its peak on Christmas night at 6:11 am EST. According to experts, the next time the full moon will shine on Christmas Eve will be in 2034.

In other words, kids born next year will be 18-year-old when next time a full moon will be seen on Christmas.

The best time this year to see the full moon in the United States will be on Christmas Eve. The Christmas full moon comes at a distance of three days after the winter solstice i.e. on December 22.

The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. According to experts, on this day the Sun reaches its lowest position, of -23.5 degrees.

According to weather.com, the full moon of each December, being the last full moon of the year, gets the name of Full Cold Moon or Full Long Night’s Moon, reminding of the long, cold nights of the month.

The Earth's pale satellite will take a nice, long trip across the sky starting Christmas Eve, just a few days after the winter solstice.