Catch a glimpse of the January full moon, known as the Wolf Moon, in Southeast Texas this week. Clear skies are expected, making for optimal viewing.
If you were out early Monday morning, you may have seen it. And you have more chances for the next couple nights -- Monday night and Tuesday night. Southeast Texas will be under clear skies, so you should be able to get a good look at it, at least on Monday night. The best viewing is Monday night just after sunset.
\What is the full moon in January called? What is a wolf moon? January's full moon is nicknamed the wolf moon because in some parts of the world wolves are active in January and howl on cold nights, EarthSky explains. Other names for January's full moon reference the winter cold, such as the ice moon and the cold moon. You can look for the full moon in January to rise from the eastern horizon around sunset and by midnight it will be overhead, the Old Farmer's Almanac explains. \ The most common answer to this question is 28 days, but that's not actually correct. A full moon happens roughly every 29.5 days. Technically, it takes 27.3 days for the moon to complete an orbit around the Earth. But because both are spinning around the sun, the moon has changed position enough that the sun hits it at a different angle on day 27 than on day 0. It takes another two days for the sun's light to hit the moon exactly like it did on day 0. Usually, this means there's one full moon every month. But occasionally, the timing can work out so that there's a full moon at the beginning of the month and one at the end. That second full moon is known as a blue moon
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