The first full moon and overall moon phase of the new year is set to take place Thursday evening over South Carolina skies. January’s full moon, called the wolf moon, will occur at 12:25 p.m. on ...

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CINCINNATI (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - The first full moon of the new year is this week. January's full moon is known as the "Wolf Moon." According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the moon gets its name from ...

MARTIN: But - and I confess, I have wondered about this - do wolves really howl at the moon? MICHELLE MANCINI: They don't necessarily howl under the full moon. There's not a mystical element behind it ...

The Wolf Moon is named for the hungry predators that sometimes can be heard howling in the winter month.

January is the time of the wolf moon. The "Old Farmer's Almanac" says it got the nickname because wolves were likely to be heard howling in midwinter. (SOUNDBITE OF WOLVES HOWLING) MARTIN: But - and I ...