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.

Get ready to cry wolf for the first full moon of 2026. The first full moon of the year falls on Jan. 3 this year, according to NASA. On this day, the near side of the moon is fully illuminated as it ...

Happy New Year to all our skywatchers. We start off the year early with space news as the January 2026 full moon marks the first one of the year. Known traditionally as the Wolf Moon, this full moon ...

The first full moon of 2026 — the wolf supermoon — reaches its full phase early on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Named for mid-winter and a traditional association with howling wolves in North America, this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Sagittarius, Virgo, Pisces, and Gemini, 2026 begins as a slow, steady release of pressure, and the first Full Moon of the year ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The final days of 2025 see the moon waxing towards the ...

The first full moon of 2026 is set to dazzle stargazers this weekend. Named for the association with howling wolves, the first moon of the new year is always called the wolf moon—but this upcoming ...

Hoping to see the first supermoon of 2026? This weekend was the time because the next full moon peaked early Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in the constellation Gemini — just at the peak of the Quadrantid ...

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 ...

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 ...