In 2015, with glad Christmas tidings come with the full moon. This year, December's moon reaches peak size on Christmas Day, at , but the fullest nighttime moon might be best viewed on Christmas Eve throughout the U.S.

The big question, though, is will the evening sky be clear enough for you to see it?

On Christmas Eve day, "a cold front will slide into the Northeast with showers lingering from New England to the Appalachians and Gulf Coast, and some severe storms may continue in parts of the South," says weather.com meteorologist Linda Lam. "The Midwest and Plains will see a mainly dry Christmas Eve, though a few flurries or snow showers can't be ruled out in parts of Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska."

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Snow will continue in the much of the West, including the Cascades, Siskiyous, Sierra, Wasatch and Rockies, with low-elevation rain possible as far south as Southern California, Lam says, but very low snow levels are expected in the Northwest.

This year's full moon marks the first on Christmas Day since 1977, and the two events won't align again until 2034. This year, the Yuletide full moon falls three days after the winter solstice, which occurs on , or 11:48 p.m. EST.

Each year, December's full moon — the last of the year — gets the nickname the Full Long Night'sMoon or the Full Cold Moon, in honor of the month's dark, cold nights, according to the Farmer's Almanac. It can also be called the Moon Before Yule, Space.com notes.

Each full moon throughout the year has , typically dating back to Native American tribes, according to Space.com. These traditional names were later applied to the month in which the moons occur.

The name Full Long Night is particularly apt because of the moon's position in the sky relative to Earth and the sun, the website continued: In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice marks the time in which the sun appears lowest in the sky. Because the moon is diametrically opposite to the sun this time of year, the December full moon has a long arc and a high trajectory across the sky.

Full moons and lore often go hand in hand; whether this year's lunar calendar spells good luck or bad for Santa and his reindeer remains to be seen.

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A full moon rises behind Glastonbury Tor as people gather to celebrate the summer solstice on June 20, 2016 in Somerset, England. Last night's strawberry moon, a name given to the full moon in June by Native Americans because it marks the beginning of strawberry picking season, last occurred on the solstice on June 22, 1967 and it will not happen again on the summer solstice for another 46 years until June 21, 2062. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)