Wolf Moon.. The first full moon of 2025. Find out when it will appear

Arab Weather - On January 14, 2025, astronomy enthusiasts are anticipating the appearance of the first full moon of the new year, and the first in the winter of the northern hemisphere of planet Earth, known as the "Wolf Moon."

Why is the wolf moon called by its name?

The name "Wolf Moon" comes from folklore, where it is believed that wolves in January howl frequently during cold nights, which made this name popular, the name is of European origin.

January full moon appearance date

On January 14, the moon's disk is full, and it becomes a full moon on that day, as the moon is in opposition to the sun, so it rises immediately after sunset, and remains in the sky throughout the night until it sets with the sunrise the next morning, and its brightness is 100%, and since the naked eye cannot distinguish the true completion of the moon's disk, so the moon appears to us as if it were full from January 13 to 16.

The next full moon after the Wolf Moon will be the Snow Moon, scheduled to be full in February 2025.

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