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.

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 ...

The truth is that wolves—the real-life, Canis lupus variety—don’t howl at the moon. Scientists have found no correlation between the canine and Earth’s satellite, except perhaps an ...

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 ...

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.

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.