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Wolf Moon

The first Full Moon of the year is named after howling wolves

Today, we use many of these ancient month names as Full Moon names. A common explanation is that Colonial Americans adopted many of the Native American names and incorporated them into the modern calendar. However, it seems that it is a combination of Native American, Anglo-Saxon, and Germanic month names which gave birth to the names commonly used for the Full Moon today.

 

Handheld Full Moon shot over the cloudy countryside in West Wales (Ceregion)

 

Date & Time: 29.01.2021 - (00:20 GMT)

Distance to Earth: 381.045 km

Illumination: 100%

 

Panasonic Lumix DMCFZ-200

ƒ/2.8

108.0 mm

1/125 Sec

ISO 400

 

 

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Uploaded on January 29, 2021
Taken on January 29, 2021