Full Wolf Moon - January 12, 2017

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Haven't done a full moon photo in a while. This is a photoshopped version of a photo I took this past Thursday, the day of the full moon, in Highland. The moon was somewhat dwarfed by the bright street lights although it held a position much higher in the sky. 

According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, a "bright first moon promises rain and a bountiful harvest." I think this one qualifies.

Full Wolf Moon 2014

From The Old Farmer's Almanac: "January is the month of the Full Wolf Moon. It appeared when wolves howled in hunger outside the villages. It is also known as the Old Moon. To some Native American tribes, this was the Snow moon, but most applied that name to the next full Moon, in February."

According to space.com: "The smallest full moon of 2014 rises in the night sky tonight (Jan. 15), and there's some interesting science behind the lunar sight... A 'Minimoon,' like the one rising this week, is a full moon at apogee, or its farthest point from the planet."

Photo taken January 14th 2014 at 42nd Street and 12th Avenue South.

Full Moon - January 2013

Too cloudy to get a decent picture so this'll have to do.

9 Hours Daylight & Full Wolf Moon

We've hit 9 hours and 0 minutes daylight today. It's also the full moon. The full moon in January is also known as the Full Wolf Moon. According to the Farmer's Almanac:

"Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January's full moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule."