{"id":265198,"date":"2026-01-03T13:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T13:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/265198\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T13:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T13:35:10","slug":"wolf-supermoon-appears-in-clear-uk-skies-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/265198\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolf supermoon appears in clear UK skies \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">This year\u2019s Wolf supermoon has appeared in UK skies that were clear for most of the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Visibility was good but the weather was cold for many people admiring the first full moon of the year, which is also known as the Wolf Moon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, the name was inspired by the howling of hungry wolves as they prowled for food during midwinter months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Images show it setting behind Stonehenge in Wiltshire, south-west England, on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/uk\/second-body-pulled-from-the-sea-after-incident-off-east-yorkshire-coast-JVQFNXRYSVOBXOY4WYAGQUWTXY\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Second body pulled from the sea after incident off East Yorkshire coast\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767447310_856_NH54BDFYD5MIXGYEPGPMFHURRA.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The January 2026 Full Wolf Super Moon setting behind Stonehenge this morning glowing in the golden tones of the morning sun\ud83d\udc3a\ud83c\udf1e Photo credit Nick Bull \ud83d\ude4f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/morning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#morning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/January?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#January<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/winter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#winter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fullmoon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#fullmoon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wolfmoon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#wolfmoon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/supermoon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#supermoon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sunrise?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#sunrise<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/StXQ8GnzVG\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/StXQ8GnzVG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stonehenge U.K (@ST0NEHENGE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ST0NEHENGE\/status\/2007396561106678044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Others capture it looming above Glasgow, Scotland, and the Thames Estuary in Minster, Kent, south-east England.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Wolf Moon was at its fullest at around 10am on Saturday, the Royal Observatory in Greenwich said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Temperatures fell below freezing overnight for many, and were still around 0C at 10am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">South-west England and west Wales were warmer and some places had reached 4C by the moon\u2019s zenith.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"The moon in Stokesley in North Yorkshire\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CY232ORUIBITBO5J6M26BHENVM.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"478\"\/>The moon in Stokesley in North Yorkshire (Danny Lawson\/PA) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It was a supermoon, which occurs when a full moon is near its closest point to the Earth in its orbit \u2013 meaning it appears up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter compared to when it is furthest away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Jess Lee, astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, said on Friday: \u201cEvery full moon throughout the year has its own unique nickname.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe January full moon is often called the Wolf Moon, a name inspired by wolves that were thought to roam during the long winter nights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">She added: \u201cYou don\u2019t need any special equipment or to escape light pollution to enjoy the view, it\u2019s a beautiful sight in cities and rural areas alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This year\u2019s Wolf supermoon has appeared in UK skies that were clear for most of the country. 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