Wolf Moon
Wednesday, January 12, 2028 at 04:03 AM UTC
Traditional Name & Folklore
Popularized by the Maine Farmers' Almanac as an Algonquin name, recorded from howling wolf packs heard around villages during midwinter's food scarcity. Some European traditions instead call January's moon the Old Moon or Ice Moon.
Zodiac Sign
Zodiac signCancer
Computed from ecliptic longitude at the instant above — see methodology.