Kelly's Kids: Howling at the Moon

Friday, January 29, 2010

Howling at the Moon

Tonight's full moon will be the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. It offers anyone with clear skies an opportunity to identify easy-to-see features on the moon.
This being the first full moon of 2010, it is also known as the wolf moon, a moniker dating back to Native American culture and the notion that hungry wolves howled at the full moon on cold winter nights. Each month brings another full moon name.

Jan. 30, 1:18 a.m. EST -- Full Wolf Moon. Amid the zero cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. It was also known as the Old Moon or the Moon after Yule.

Feb. 28, 11:38 a.m. EST -- Full Snow Moon.

Mar. 29, 10:25 p.m. EDT -- Full Worm Moon.

Apr. 28, 8:18 a.m. EDT -- Full Pink Moon

May 27, 7:07 p.m. EDT -- Full Flower Moon

Jun. 26, 7:30 a.m. EDT -- Full Strawberry Moon

Jul. 25, 9:37 p.m. EDT -- Full Buck Moon

Aug. 24, 1:05 p.m. EDT -- Full Sturgeon Moon

Sep. 23, 5:17 a.m. EDT -- Full Harvest Moon

Oct. 22, 9:36 p.m. EDT -- Full Hunters' Moon.

Nov. 21, 12:27 p.m. EST -- Full Beaver Moon

Dec. 21, 3:13 a.m. EST -- Full Cold Moon

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