Wolf Moon 2022: What is a wolf moon and how best to see the full moon in Edinburgh
vvvv
Wolf Moon 2022: What is a wolf moon and how best to see the full moon in Edinburgh
Winter is often thought to be the best time of year for star-gazing, if you can brave the cold.
What’s more, star-gazing around the time of the full moon is often the best time of month, as the sky is most fully illuminated.
This month, the full moon has a special term: wolf moon.
With the wolf moon just around the corner, here’s what the term means and how you can see the moon at its best in Edinburgh.
The wolf moon will be invisible in Edinburgh next week. Photo: Thinnapat /Getty Images / Canva Pro.
What is a wolf moon?
A wolf moon is a special name given to the first full moon of the year.
In 2022, this will fall on Monday January 17th.
The term is thought to have Native American and European roots, and is supposedly connected to the belief that wolves were more likely to howl around the full moon, especially the first one of the year.
This belief has been generally disproved now, as we know that wolves howl in order to communicate with one another.
Wolves are nocturnal, which explains why they howl at night, and turning their mouths up to the moon means that their calls are carried further, making it more likely to be heard by other wolves.
A full moon takes place when the moon is positioned on the opposite side of the Earth to the Sun, and so its full face is illuminated.
Full moons are when the moon is most illuminated by the Sun. Photo: kasububu / pixabay / Canva Pro.
How best to see the wolf moon in Edinburgh
The sun will set at around 4.15pm on January 17th, with the moon starting to rise roughly 30 minutes before that.
The weather is set to be partially cloudy on this evening, so it might be tricky to see the wolf moon fully.
The higher up you go, the more likely you will be able to break through the cloud cover.
Spots like Arthur’s Seat, Blackford Hill, or any of Edinburgh’s other elevated outlooks are perfect to make the most of the first full moon of the year.
What’s more, try and stay away from city lights, like buildings or street lamps.
Light pollution can often interfere with the view and make it harder to see the natural sights lighting up the night sky.
Articles - Latest
- NEW ORLEANS R&B SINGER CLARENCE ‘FROGMAN’ HENRY DIES AGED 87
- ALBERT ‘TOOTIE’ HEATH OBITUARY
- AMERICAN-BORN FORMER SUMO CHAMPION AKEBONO DIES AGED 54
- WEIGHT LOSS INFLUENCER MILA DE JESUS DIES AGE 35
- CYNTHIA WEIL OBITUARY
- NORMAN BEDDINGTON OBITUARY
- OJ SIMPSON DIES AGED 76 SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY
- DJ MISTER CEE DEAD AT 57
- JON CARD | PUNK DRUMMER FOR ACTS SUCH AS DOA AND PERSONALITY CRISIS, HAS DIED AGED 63
- CECIL L. 'CHIP' MURRAY, INFLUENTIAL PASTOR AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER IN LOS ANGELES, DIES
- CHRISTOPHER DURANG DIES AT 75: TONY-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT AND SATIRIST HAS PASSED AWAY
- THE WALLFLOWERS' GUITARIST MICHAEL WARD DIES AGED 57 JUST DAYS BEFORE NEXT PERFORMANCE
- SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL STAR SHOT DEAD IN HIJACKING
- SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024: WATCH LIVE AS RARE EVENT PLUNGES MILLIONS INTO DARKNESS IN INCREDIBLE SIGHT
- ON THE PLANE OF SELF CONSCIOUSNESS - VIII - COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS
- MAHAMUDRA PRACTICE OF THE KAGYUPAS - MILAREPA
- THE TANTRIC APPROACH - MILAREPA
- THE HUMAN CONDITION - CONTEMPLATION AND THE DIVINE THERAPY-7
- LOUIS GOSSETT JR, THE FIRST BLACK MAN TO WIN BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OSCAR, DIES AGED 87
- THE 1.6 MILLION-YEAR-OLD DISCOVERY THAT CHANGES WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT HUMAN EVOLUTION
- WILLIAM AND ROYAL FAMILY GATHER FOR PRIVATE FUNERAL OF THOMAS KINGSTON
- SCIENTISTS REVEAL PERFECTLY PRESERVED DINOSAUR EMBRYO FOUND INSIDE FOSSILIZED EGG (PHOTO)
- SAXOPHONIST CASEY BENJAMIN, WHO PLAYED WITH KENDRICK LAMAR AND BEYONCÉ, DIES AGED 46
Articles - Most Read
- Main
- Contact Us
- The science behind Ouija boards
- Cosmic Consciousness - What is Cosmic Consciousness-2
- Cosmic Consciousness-Introduction
- Cosmic Consciousness - Introduction-2
- MASSIVE 6.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS NEW ZEALAND AS NATION STILL REELING FROM CYCLONE
- ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNRAVEL THE TRUTH OF APHRODITE, GODDESS OF LOVE, ON VALENTINE'S DAY
- The Human Condition-Thomas Keating
- Cosmic Consciousness First Words - 1V - 2
- Cosmic Consciousness First Words - V -
- Cosmic Consciousness V - 2
- Cosmic consciousness - First Words - IV
- Cosmic Consciousness - What is Cosmic Consciousness?
- Evolution and Devolution-Chapter 2
- The Human Condition - Thomas keating-3
- The Human Condition-2-Thomas Keating
- Drinking From The Mountain Stream - Milarepa
- Cosmic Consciousness-On the Plane of Self Consciousness
- The Human Condition - 4
- Cosmic Consciousness - 3 - On the Plane of Self Consciousness
- Evolution and Devolution-Chapter 1
- The Human Condition - 6
- Shakyamuni Buddha or India the 1st “Black Revolutionary Hero.”
- On the Plane of Self Consciousness - 2
- Milarepa's World
- The Human Condition - 5
- Milarepa's World-2
- The Buddhist System of Liberation
- On the Plane of Self Consciousness IV
- Contemplation and the Divine Therapy - 2
- JERRY RAWLINGS, GHANAIAN STRONG MAN WHO CAME TO POWER IN A COUP BUT INTRODUCED DEMOCRACY – OBITUARY
- The Buddhist System of Liberation - 2
- On the Plane of Self Consciousness IV - 2