Full Moon Over Faisal Mosque

From the photographer: “The rise of the full Moon over a familiar foreground is always dramatic. Islmabad’s moonrise very rarely shows the hills of Daman-e-Koh and its famous landmark, Faisal Mosque, in the foreground. But it can happen in winter when the full moon is at its extreme north position – further north of the ecliptic. This view is looking northeast. The full moon generally rises much to the right (south) of this position. Two peculiar situations helped; winter’s full moon and the moon’s northernmost position on its five-degree-inclined orbit with respect to the ecliptic. These two reasons ensured this breathtaking view.”