For thousands of years, the full moon has been considered the ideal time for completing or releasing things. Celebrating the full moon can be traced back to many civilizations around the earth.

Here’s the complete list of Full Moons this year and their traditional names. (All times Eastern; * denotes a Super Moon.) The images below show the day-by-day phases of the Moon in January.

Dating back to the 1930s, the Maine Farmers' Almanac began publishing what it said were Native American names for each full moon and the names have stuck since. January's full moon is called the ...

The moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Sunday evening into Wednesday morning, the agency said. The Old Farmer's Almanac first began publishing the names for the full ...

While many of the names we use to describe full moons each month come from the Algonquins, January's full moon name is believed to have originated from Celtic and Old English roots, which European ...

Other tribal names included Canada Goose Moon (Tlingit), Great Moon (Cree), Greetings Moon (Western Abenaki), and Spirit Moon (Ojibwe). Many cultures gave full moons at specific times of the year ...

Here's what to know about the wolf moon. Full moon names tend to have pretty obvious meanings. The Old Farmer's Almanac says that January's full moon is referred to as the wolf moon because wolves ...

and Hard Moon (Dakota), all reflecting the harshness and cold of the month. Other tribal names included Canada Goose Moon (Tlingit), Great Moon (Cree), Greetings Moon (Western Abenaki), and Spirit ...

Here's what this month's full moon, nicknamed the Wolf Moon, means for your zodiac sign when it peaks on Jan. 13, 2025 Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of PEOPLE Digital Entertainment.