In just a few weeks we'll be counting down to 2025 before most of us have even caught our breath. Bangkok's hit its year-end mode, and nature's still got one more gift for us before the year ends.
If you missed this year's two major super full moon events, the Harvest Supermoon on October 6, glowing away in the middle of harvest season, and the Beaver Supermoon on Loy Krathong night, November 5, which was the closest full moon of the year, don't worry. Tonight's your last chance to catch up.
On the night of December 4, we'll see the final super full moon of 2025. The moon will swing closer to Earth at about 357,219km, much nearer than the usual distance of roughly 380,000km. This makes it appear about 30 percent brighter and around 10 percent larger, easily visible to the naked eye without any fancy kit.
If the sky's clear, the moon will rise above the eastern horizon as soon as the sun sets and will hang about in the night sky until dawn.
If you've got nothing on tonight, try heading out with someone you love, mates, family or your father before Father's Day arrives tomorrow. Pick somewhere with a fairly open sky where light pollution isn't too brutal, like Benjakitti Park or Lumpini Park in the centre, or along the Chao Phraya River where there's a decent breeze.
You could even catch it alongside the Vijit Chao Phraya, with its lights, colours, sounds and romantic nighttime atmosphere by the water. Just standing by the river watching the moon rise above the tall buildings can turn an ordinary evening into something memorable.