Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The first full moon of 2026 — the wolf moon — rose into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If it seems a little bright out there in the night sky, that's because the first new moon of 2026 is just hours away. January's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first full moon of 2026 lit up the night sky, giving backyard astronomers the chance to admire a supermoon over the weekend.

Even our moon is kicking off the new year with a bang! The first full moon of 2026 will appear in night skies this weekend, as one of the biggest and brightest of the year. Here's what to know about ...

Hoping to see the first supermoon of 2026? Set your alarm tonight because the next full moon will peak early Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in the constellation Gemini — just at the peak of the Quadrantid ...

The first full moon of the year will take place this weekend. This month's full moon is known as a Wolf Moon and is also a super moon, which will look roughly 30% brighter and up to 14% larger, ...

The first full moon of 2026 will occur on Saturday, January 3. January's full moon is traditionally known as the Wolf Moon. The name comes from Native American and European traditions referencing ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The first full moon of 2026 will rise over Northeast Ohio and beyond this weekend, ushering in the year with the “wolf moon” — and an added celestial twist. January’s full moon also ...

The next full moon will also be the first of 2026 with a spectacular January wolf supermoon, set to rise in constellation Gemini — amid the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower — and shine all weekend ...

The first full moon of 2026 will appear in night skies this weekend, as one of the biggest and brightest of the year. Here's what to know about January's supermoon. January's full moon, dubbed "the ...

How did the Wolf Moon get its name? The name Wolf Moon comes from the sound of wolves howling during this season, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. How far from Earth is the moon? The average ...

Kentucky sky gazers and astronomers are in for a treat this week when the fourth consecutive supermoon rises over the horizon. The Wolf Moon, the first full moon of 2026, will peak in the early ...