(WHDH) — January’s first full moon — nicknamed a “Wolf Moon” — will light up the sky on Monday night.
NASA says the Wolf Moon, which is also a supermoon, will appear to be 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than a typical full moon.
Because the Moon’s orbit is elliptical, sometimes it's closer to Earth and sometimes it is farther. When a full Moon and the point closest to the Earth line up, we get a supermoon. pic.twitter.com/ZgmzWiOioR
— NASA Moon (@NASAMoon) January 1, 2018
The moon will technically be considered 100 percent full a 9:24 p.m. The moon rises at 4:17 p.m.
It will be the largest moon that appears in the sky this year.
Rises in 14 minutes:
FULL WOLF MOON
• Technically 100% full tonight at 924p.
• Rises at 417p.
• This is a "#Supermoon".
• Distance away: 221,620m. pic.twitter.com/luxAaIC0WP— Cape Ann Weather 🦞 (@CapeAnnWeather) January 1, 2018
If you’re heading out to watch the sky, bundle up! Temperatures are expected to be in the single digits. Some areas are under a wind chill advisory.
(Copyright (c) 2024 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)