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2015年のクリスマスは、満月だ。NASAによると、最も丸くなるのは12月25日の午後8時11分。ウェザードットコムによると、満月がクリスマスと重なるのは1977年以来、38年ぶり。次回は2034年で、19年先になる。
なお、アメリカ東部標準時で満月の時間は、25日の早朝・午前6時11分。サンタが丸い月を背景に、プレゼントを配り回る姿が目撃されるかも!?
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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse
(01 of20)
GLASTONBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 27: The supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor on September 27, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. Tonight\'s supermoon, so called because it is the closet full moon to the Earth this year, is particularly rare as it coincides with a lunar eclipse, a combination that has not happened since 1982 and won\'t happen again until 2033. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
(02 of20)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 28: The Super Blood Moon is seen during the early stages of the Lunar Eclipse near Big Ben on September 28, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. The Super Moon coincides with a total lunar eclipse, a rare combination that last occured in 1982. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/Getty Images) (credit:Joseph Okpako via Getty Images)
(03 of20)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 28: The Super Blood Moon can be seen near the London Eye Capsules on September 28, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. The Super Moon coincides with a total lunar eclipse, a rare combination that last occured in 1982. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/Getty Images) (credit:Joseph Okpako via Getty Images)
(04 of20)
A blood red "supermoon" in the skies above The Shard, London, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
(05 of20)
A swollen \'supermoon\' bathed in the blood-red light of a total eclipse is seen in Nantes, western France, early on September 28, 2015. Skygazers were treated to a rare astronomical event when a swollen \'supermoon\' and lunar eclipse combined for the first time in decades, showing the planet bathed in blood-red light. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD (Photo credit should read JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD via Getty Images)
(06 of20)
A blood red "supermoon" in the skies above the Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
(07 of20)
A blood red "supermoon" in the skies by the Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
(08 of20)
A blood red "supermoon" in the skies above the Angel of the North, Gateshead, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
(09 of20)
A blood red "supermoon" in the skies above by Liver Building, Liverpool, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. (credit:Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
(10 of20)
People watch a blood red "supermoon" in the skies above Glastonbury Tor, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
(11 of20)
A swollen \'supermoon\' bathed in the blood-red light of a total eclipse is seen in Nantes, western France, early on September 28, 2015. Skygazers were treated to a rare astronomical event when a swollen \'supermoon\' and lunar eclipse combined for the first time in decades, showing the planet bathed in blood-red light. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD (Photo credit should read JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD via Getty Images)
(12 of20)
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 28 : The perigee full moon, or supermoon is seen next to the Eiffel Tower on September 28, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(13 of20)
The so-called supermoon passes behind the peak of the Washington Monument on a cloudy night in Washington, Sunday, Sept, 27, 2015. The supermoon, or perigee moon, occurs when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) (credit:J. David Ake/AP)
(14 of20)
The so-called supermoon passes behind the peak of the Washington Monument during a lunar eclipse, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. The supermoon, or perigee moon, occurs when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. t\'s the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won\'t again until 2033. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) (credit:J. David Ake/AP)
(15 of20)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 27: A perigee full moon, or supermoon, is seen during a total lunar eclipse behind the Colorado State Capitol building on September 27, 2015, in Denver, Colorado. The combination of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse last occurred in 1982 and will not happen again until 2033. (Photo by (NASA/Bill Ingalls) (credit:Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)
(16 of20)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 27: An eclipsed supermoon is shown on September 27, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with its perigee, which is its closest approach to the Earth. A total lunar eclipse and a supermoon won\'t occur together again until 2033. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Polk via Getty Images)
(17 of20)
A perigee moon, also known as a super moon, rises above the Orthodox Church in the town of Novogrudok, 150 kilometers (93 miles) west of the capital Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. The supermoon happens when moon is full and makes it closest approach to Earth in her orbit. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) (credit:Sergei Grits/AP)
(18 of20)
MOSCOW, RUSSIA SEPTEMBER 27: The full moon rises through the clouds over the sky of Moscow, Russia, on September, 27, 2015. A total lunar eclipse during a \'Supermoon\' will take place in the early hours of 28 September, when the Moon makes its closest approach to the Earth, appears larger in the sky and passes into the Earth\'s shadow. (Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(19 of20)
A so-called \'blood moon\' can be seen behind a statue during a total lunar eclipse in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on September 28, 2015. Skygazers were treated to a rare astronomical event when a swollen \'supermoon\' and lunar eclipse combined for the first time in decades, showing Earth\'s satellite bathed in blood-red light. AFP PHOTO / DPA / FRANK RUMPENHORST +++ GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read FRANK RUMPENHORST/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FRANK RUMPENHORST via Getty Images)
(20 of20)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 28: The Super Blood Moon rises over the spires of the House of Parliament on September 28, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. The Super Moon coincides with a total lunar eclipse, a rare combination that last occured in 1982. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/Getty Images) (credit:Joseph Okpako via Getty Images)
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