Winter Solstice
The darkest longest day of the year…
This year’s winter solstice coincides with a full moon — a combination that happens only every 3 decades or so. But that’s not the only celestial oddity for the day: the moon also reaches perigee, its closest point to the Earth. So this solstice, which brings together the year’s lowest sun and longest night, comes at the same time as the closest moon — and a full moon to boot. The last time the full moon, lunar perigee, and winter solstice fell on the same day was in 1866. What a perfect night to have a solstice party.