Wolf Moon Tonight: What We Know

Moon’s 29.5-day cycle includes a full moon every month, which may not always occur on same day. According to Forbes, the first full moon of the year, dubbed the “Wolf moon,” will appear on Thursday night. The moon’s rays will make Venus, Mercury, and Mars visible early on Friday morning.

The United States Naval Observatory states that the “Wolf moon” will peak at 12:54 PM ET and be visible over most of the Northern Hemisphere later in the evening.

The Wolf Moon will be visible for a short while during the day, with moonrise at 4:56 pm and sunset at 5:04 pm. It was named for the packs of wolves that heard howling outside villages during the winter. Usually around January.

Other planets will be illuminated under the full moon’s light: Venus will rise at 5:11 am on Friday. And Mercury will rise almost an hour later at 6:05 am, followed by Mars at 6:09 am.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) reports that the moon’s 29.5-day cycle includes a full moon every month, which may not always occur on the same day.

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The moon undergoes eight phases during this time: new moon, waxing crescent. First quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent.

During the full moon phase, the moon appears as a perfect circle in the sky. Because the entire side of the moon that’s facing the Earth is lit up by the Sun’s rays.

According to EarthSky, if you use binoculars. You will be able to see Venus glowing brightly just before dawn on Saturday

Mercury will be visible 45 minutes prior to sunrise, but at a lower altitude. With clear skies, observers might catch a glimpse of Mars, which will appear dimmer in relation to Mercury.

According to NASA, on Saturday morning, the waning moon—the stage between a full and half moon—will pass close to Regulus, the brightest star in the Leo constellation.