Each month, the full Moon has a different traditional name. January's Wolf Moon is thought to refer to the time of year when wolves are more vocal, ahead of the February breeding season.

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The “Wolf Moon” will turn full at 17:54 UTC/12:54 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 25, but the best time to watch it rise will ...

A ' Wolf Moon ' lunar eclipse will grace the skies on January 10. The 'Wolf Moon' is a nickname given the first full moon of the year and is associated with myths and legends. In today's pop ...

Also sometimes called the “Long Nights Moon,” the “Moon After Yule,” the “Wolf Moon” in Celtic nations and the “Oak Moon,” December’s full moon is also notable for being the ...

Aug. 2, 2024 — Scientists say they have identified the main process that formed the moon's atmosphere and continues to sustain it today. The team reports that the lunar atmosphere is primarily a ...

Native Americans and medieval Europeans named this moon a Wolf Moon. It is thought to be because wolves howled more at this time of year as there was less food. It is also often called the Moon ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Oct. 14, 2024, the moon is 12 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 86% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2024. The next full moon will be on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 GMT. The moon will still appear full the night before and after its peak to ...

Other full moons have seasonal names as well: January's is the Wolf Moon, March's the Worm Moon, and last month's was called ...

A composite of each month’s Full Moon in 2020 and 2021. Credit: Soumyadeep Mukherjee Wolf Moon (January): Inspired by the cries of hungry wolves. Snow Moon (February): A nod to the month’s ...