The Old Farmer's Almanac says the moon got the nickname because wolves were likely heard howling in mid-winter. Wolf experts say the pack may be howling during full moons for other reasons.

The first full moon of 2023, January's Wolf Moon, rises on Friday, Jan. 6. During the period the moon will also be at its furthest from the sun, its aphelion.

There are few ideas that are as spine-tinglingly iconic as wolves howling at the Moon. It’s a trope that has appeared in innumerable films, TV shows, books, art, and so on. Wolves and the Moon are ...

January's full moon is known as the "Wolf Moon." According to the Old Farmer's Almanac , the moon gets its name from the belief that wolves howled more frequently during this time of the year.

Hope or just howling at the moon? By Michael Engelhard Dec 10, 2006. A wolf roams in Yellowstone National Park. ... the Alaskan gray wolf. Advertisement. Article continues below this ad ...

The howling is sporadic and sorrowful, a lone wolf pulling back his head and pouring his grief into the sky. Thor, a 15-year-old gray wolf, lost his mate two days before, and he is keenly feeling ...

The presence of the moon when a wolf howls, as it turns out, is purely coincidental and circumstantial. “Canine experts have found no connection between the phases of the moon and wolf howling ...

Howl at the Moon for Science. Sarah Zielinski. May 28, 2009. ... The Gray Wolf: The Great Lakes’ Comeback Kid. March 21, 2012. Wolves to Lose Protection in Idaho and Montana. March 11, 2009.

There's a Wolf Moon tonight: How to howl at the first full moon of 2021 The best and brightest show of the year so far makes its debut at sunset Thursday. Eric Mack Contributing Editor.

Hey, did you see that super blood wolf moon on Jan. 20? Was that cool or what? It was so cool it almost made me howl, or bay, or something. I’m serious. I’ve watched lunar eclipses before. I ...

Howl at the Moon: Upcoming 'Wolf Moon' is first full moon of the new year. by WKRC. Mon, January 2nd 2023 at 5:11 PM. Updated Thu, January 5th 2023 at 8:59 AM. 3. VIEW ALL PHOTOS ...