Full Wolf Moon

As I drove home last night, the near Full Moon glowed  over the horizon in all it’s orange glory. As we note on our website, hundreds of years ago Native American tribes connected an activity or an event with each passing Full Moon. December was called the Cold Full Moon. January is best known as the Full Wolf Moon. It was cold outside and as Native Americans huddled in their villages, packs of wolves clustered and howled angrily in the outside in the snow. Wolves were  hungry, cold and spoke to each other over many miles.

Not all tribes had the same name for Full Moons. This was also called the Old Full Moon and some tribes referred to it as the Full Snow Moon. The exact moment of “fullness” is 8:32am (Eastern) on January 22nd. Be sure to catch a glimpse of this bright light in the sky tonight and for the next few days. And, listen for a howling wolf (a dog will do).