The next and first full moon of the year, also known as the Wolf Moon, will be in peak view on Monday. January's full moon will reach peak illumination at 5:27 p.m. ET on Monday, according to NASA.

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Hence, the black moon is the extra new moon in a cycle. Astronomers consider the third of four new moons in a season to be a seasonal black moon. And when there’s no new moon in February ...

You can catch the first full moon of the year on Monday night. January's wolf moon will officially be the first full moon of 2025 at 4:27 p.m. CT. Space is a big place, so keen stargazers will ...

Something rare is happening in the skies in the next few days — a black moon. This rare celestial event is due to an unusual calendar alignment: two new moons in one month. The first occurred ...

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The first full moon of 2025, January’s full "Wolf Moon," will brighten the sky soon. It will reach peak illumination on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, at 5:27 P.M. ET. The moon will also pass in ...

When: Friday, Mar. 14, 2025. 2024’s first total lunar eclipse. As seen from North and South America, the full moon will turn reddish for 65 minutes from 2:26 to 3:31 a.m. EDT. Following it will ...