January<\/a>. There is no real relevance to the creatures themselves, and wolves won\u2019t suddenly materialise in the air or on the moon. In fact, each month has a specific name for its full moon. These names include the Harvest Moon, the Strawberry Moon, and the Buck Moon. There\u2019s even a Beaver Moon!<\/p>\nAnd what about supermoon<\/strong>? Well, at its simplest, \u2018supermoon\u2019 is just a term for when the moon is closer to Earth than usual<\/strong>. This makes the moon seem much larger in the sky. Since the moon orbits the Earth in an egg-like elliptical pattern, its distance from Earth can vary during its orbit. If it is within 90% of its shortest distance from Earth, it\u2019s a super moon!<\/p>\n ![\"Full](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/moon.jpg\")
Credit: Ganapathy Kumar, Unsplash Seeing the Wolf Moon supermoon <\/p>\n
Well, since it\u2019s the moon, you won\u2019t need any special equipment to view the Wolf Moon supermoon. But, as always, it will depend on weather conditions in the sky above where you are. Fortunately for us Londoners, it\u2019s looking like the sky will be pretty clear tonight! A gentle breeze and low chance of rain suggests optimum moon-watching conditions<\/strong>. Just be sure to wrap up warm \u2013 temperatures are forecast to drop to as low as -2\u00b0C tonight!<\/p>\nBut you won\u2019t even need to stay up late to view it. That\u2019s because the Wolf Moon supermoon will be at its fullest at about 10am on January 3<\/strong>. That\u2019s right, you could go to bed early, sleep in, and still spot the lunar sight!<\/p>\nHowever, it will look its most impressive as it approaches the horizon in the evening. This will occur at 3:47pm on January 3. So as the sun starts to set and the moon starts to rise, tomorrow, be sure to cast your eye towards the moon and the horizon.<\/p>\n
Meteor shower <\/p>\n
The Wolf Moon supermoon isn\u2019t the only sight you\u2019ll be able to see in the sky this weekend. The Quadrantid meteor shower, which is active until January 12, will reach its peak on January 3 and 4.<\/strong> This means that those who can spot it will see a stunning display in the sky.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s set to be one of the strongest meteor showers of 2026 and will feature \u2018fireball\u2019 meteors<\/strong>. You\u2019ll be able to spot these thanks to their distinctive blue and yellow-white glow (much like a fireball!).<\/p>\n ![\"Meteor](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2406122207.jpg\")
Credit: Craig Taylor Photography, via Shutterstock Future supermoons in 2026 <\/p>\n
This Wolf Moon supermoon is the first of 3 supermoons that will come in 2026. The other supermoons will take place in November and December.<\/strong><\/p>\nThere will also be a blue Moon in May<\/strong>. This is just a fun way of saying that there will be two full moons in a single month, during May. That means there will be 13 full moons in 2026, as opposed to the typical 12. This is also the source of the expression \u2018once in a blue Moon\u2019, since it only happens every few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Igor Omilaev, via Unsplash Save It\u2019s good news for star-gazers and moon-watchers tonight, as an impressive Wolf…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":672286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,4884,257,40689,151478,16,15,59345],"class_list":{"0":"post-672285","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-london","12":"tag-nature-tour","13":"tag-sightseeing-tour","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-winter"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115834167372266723","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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