With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

Rising on Dec. 15, it appeared large and bright as it climbed above the horizon ... and as the moon was getting out of those clouds in the lower side, its light started to sneak out the top ...

Alas, the clouds soon gathered, casting their veil over the moon, obscuring it from sight." Photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba saw the full moon shining brightly above South Korean flags in Seoul.