{"id":954,"date":"2022-01-19T15:30:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T14:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=109398"},"modified":"2022-01-19T15:48:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T14:48:10","slug":"howling-at-the-moon-the-first-full-moon-of-2022-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/howling-at-the-moon-the-first-full-moon-of-2022-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Howling at the Moon: The first full Moon of 2022 in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Cutmore\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 19 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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2022 is up and running, and now celebrates its first full Moon of the year.<\/p>\n

Known as the \u2018Wolf Moon\u2019, the name comes from Native North Americans who associated January with an increase in the frequency of wolves howling. It is also known as the \u2018Ice Moon\u2019, \u2018Candles Moon\u2019 and \u2018Old Moon\u2019 depending on where you live.<\/p>\n

The next full Moon<\/a> will be the \u2018Snow Moon\u2019, which will peak on the 16 February 2022.<\/p>\n

Monte Prena, Italy<\/h2>\n
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Monte Prena in Gran Sasso d\u2019Italia National Park is pictured as a full Moon sets behind it, on 17 January 2022. Photo by Lorenzo Di Cola\/NurPhoto\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Portsmouth, UK<\/h2>\n
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The first full Moon of the year is seen rising beyond The Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, on the 17 January 2022. Photo by James Marsh\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Madrid, Spain<\/h2>\n
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The full Moon rises over the skyscrapers of the Four Towers Business Area of Madrid on 18 January 2022. Photo by Marcos del Mazo\/LightRocket\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Ankara, Turkey<\/h2>\n
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A full Moon lights up the sky in Ankara, Turkey, on 18 January 2022. Photo by Ali Balikci\/Anadolu Agency\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Gaza City<\/h2>\n
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The full Wolf Moon rises over Gaza City, 17 January 2022. Photo by Sameh Rahmi\/NurPhoto\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Eindhoven, The Netherlands<\/h2>\n
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Here, the Moon lights up the clear winter sky over a residential area near Eindhoven behind houses and buildings on 17 January 2022. Other names of Earth\u2019s natural satellite in orbit around the planet are Selene, Luna and Cynthia. The Moon one of the largest satellites in the Solar System. Photo by Nicolas Economou\/NurPhoto\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Tekirdag, Turkey<\/h2>\n
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The full Moon rises over Tekirdag, Turkey, during evening hours on 17 January 2022. Photo by Mesut Karaduman\/Anadolu Agency\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Yichang, China<\/h2>\n
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A striking orange-coloured full Moon rises in the sky on 17 January 2022 in Yichang, Hubei Province of China. Photo by Liu Junfeng\/VCG\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

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