The January full moon reportedly gets its nickname from the hungry wolves that hunt for food during this cold winter month.
You also can check out the big moon before it sets in the northwestern sky at 8:12 a.m. Saturday or in the west-northwestern sky at 8:49 a.m. Sunday.
The January full moon, nicknamed the "wolf moon," will reach it fullest phase on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Pictured here is a bright "supermoon" that appeared above the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerville in December 2017.full moons have spawned a variety of nicknames dating back to the days when Native American tribes and Colonial Americans would name each moon based on weather conditions, farming routines and hunting trends during that time of year.
Although the “wolf moon” is the most common nickname for the full January moon, it also has been known as the “cold moon,” the “old moon,” the “great spirit moon,” or the “moon after Yule,” according to the
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