South San Francisco, CA January 26, 2021
Sky gazers look UP & hopefully the sky is viewable through the clouds Thursday …. if so enjoy the first full moon of the year, often referred to as the WOLF Moon, named after howling wolves.
Time And Date website shares:
In some cultures, it was known as Old Moon, Ice Moon, Snow Moon, and the Moon after Yule
While the almanac states that Wolf Moon is a Native American name, other sources claim that it has Anglo-Saxon origins. In Anglo-Saxon culture, the January Full Moon was also called the Moon after Yule, which is the time of the ancient festival celebrating the Winter Solstice around December 22.
Traditional Full Moon Names
- Wolf Moon – January
- Snow Moon – February
- Worm Moon – March
- Pink Moon – April
- Flower Moon – May
- Strawberry Moon – June
- Buck Moon – July
- Sturgeon Moon – August
- Harvest Moon – September or October
- Full Corn Moon (Harvest) – September
- Hunter’s Moon (Harvest) – October
- Beaver Moon – November
- Cold Moon – December