Wolf Moon, January 2025: What day is the first full moon of the year, peak and how long will it be visible?

It is advisable to witness this moon outdoors using appropriate thermal clothing for the cold, to enjoy it in all its splendor.

In general, the most common name for the full moon in January is the wolf moon and it will peak on the night of January 13, 2025.

How to get the best view of the Wolf Moon?

The next full moon will appear opposite the sun at around 17:27 EST, from the time zones of South Africa and Eastern Europe and from there it will be visible in the rest of Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and as far as the International Date Line in the middle of the Pacific.

The ancient cultures pointed out that “wolves howl because of the hunger they suffer during the winter, because of the scarcity of food”, although science has shown that this is not correct and rather they use howls as a way to communicate at a distance to hunt or to express their dominance of territory

The next full moon, the first of 2025, is known as the wolf moon; ice moon or old moon; the moon after yule. It is an interesting astronomical phenomenon, as it arrives in the middle of winter, so it could have cold and very clear skies and will also pass in front of Mars, in a spectacle that will be visible in North America (United States, Mexico and Canada), as well as West Africa, according to Space.com.

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