这十年的最后一次满月将在本周出现，它将是美丽而平凡的

这十年的最后一次满月将在本周出现，它将是美丽而平凡的

The last full moon of the decade will occur tonight, at 12:12 am Eastern time on December 12. It's called the full "cold moon".

十年来的最后一次满月将在今晚出现，东部时间12月12日上午12点12分。被称为“冷月”。

The Moon will appear full all night, first becoming visible in the east with a saffron-colored tinge as it climbs just above the horizon. The Moon rises at 4:35 pm in Washington, 5:18 pm in Atlanta, and at 5:08 pm in Oklahoma City.

整个晚上，月亮都是圆的，当它爬出地平线时，首先在东方可以看到橘红色的影子。华盛顿的月亮下午4:35升起，亚特兰大的月亮下午5:18升起，俄克拉荷马城的月亮下午5:08升起。

That's also within 15 minutes of sunset for each city; full moons, since they're opposite the sun in our sky, always rise at sunset. Full moons appear fully illuminated to us Earth-dwellers since the side catching the sunlight is facing us. That means the Sun, Moon and Earth are all in a nearly perfect lineup.

每个城市日落15分钟之内;满月，因为它们在我们的天空中与太阳相对，总是在日落时升起。对于我们这些地球上的居民来说，满月似乎完全被照亮了，因为它的侧面正对着我们。这意味着太阳、月球和地球都在一个近乎完美的队列中。

The Moon will emerge into the sky at 99.9 percent illumination, peaking briefly at full brilliance at 12:12 am Eastern Thursday (9:12 pm Pacific). By moonset (which will occur shortly after sunrise Thursday morning), the Moon will be back down to 99.9 percent full. Its radiance will continue to dwindle, waning until the new moon occurs on Christmas night.

月球将以99.9%的照度出现在天空中，在东部时间周四上午12点12分(太平洋时间晚上9点12分)短暂达到最高亮度。到月落的时候(周四上午日出后不久)，月亮将回到99.9%的满月。它的光辉将继续减弱，直到新月出现在圣诞夜。

The December full moon has been dubbed a "cold moon," for reasons everybody (well, everyone except folks in Florida) can probably guess.

12月的满月被称为“冷月”，原因是每个人(嗯，除了佛罗里达州的人)可能都能猜到。

The unusual and causal landing of the full moon on 12/12 at 12:12 am has many reverting to superstition or ritual. In Chinese astrology, there are 12 animals that each represent a year; 2019 is the year of the pig. Hindu mythology calls the sun by 12 different names. And in Western culture, the number 12 reportedly has significance based on Judeo-Christian tradition teachings of Jesus' 12 apostles.

12月12日中午12点12分，满月不寻常而随意的降落让许多人回到迷信或仪式中。在中国的占星术中，12只动物代表一年;2019年是猪年。印度神话中太阳有12个不同的名字。据报道，在西方文化中，数字12的意义来源于犹太教和基督教对耶稣十二使徒的传统教导。

Others have their own ideas of what the 12/12 Moon will mean.

其他人对12月12日的月亮意味着什么有自己的想法。

While the auspiciously timed full moon will be a beacon of curiosity for some, it's slated to put a damper on Friday night's Geminid meteor shower, outshining many of the fainter meteors.

对于一些人来说，这个吉祥的满月将会是一盏好奇的明灯，但它将会在周五晚上的双子座流星雨上给人们泼上一盆盆水，让许多暗淡的流星黯然失色。

The next full moon occurs on Friday, 10 January 2020.

下一次满月将在2020年1月10日(星期五)出现。