Also rare this year: a full moon during Christmas. Known as the Cold Moon and the Long Night Moon, December’s lunar rarity will rise near sunset on Dec. 25, 26 and 27, with peak illumination ...
January's full moon passed in front of Mars, a rare occultation. Depending on where you are viewing from, it will happen again this month as the nearly full moon will cover up the red planet on Feb. 9 ...