The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight.

When does the next full moon rise? Find out exactly when to see the full moons of 2026, including the full "Wolf Moon" supermoon in January.

The Buck Moon gets its name from when the new antlers of buck deer push out from their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur in July. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, thunderstorms being now most frequent. Sometimes it is also called the Full Hay Moon.

Rare Wolf Moon supermoon will be visible on the night of January 2 to early January 3, this will be the first full moon of 2026 and the last supermoon until November. A supermoon happens when the moon's orbit is closest to the Earth at the same time the moon is full.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. August’s full moon, the “sturgeon moon,” may have one of the strangest names in the lunar calendar, but this ...