Sky watchers will get a special treat near the start of the new year. The first full moon of 2026 will be a big and bright supermoon, and it will be lighting up the night sky this weekend. Some are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first full moon of 2026 lit up the night sky, giving backyard astronomers the chance to admire a supermoon over the weekend.

This weekend’s full moon is not just another bright disc in the sky. It is part of a rare celestial pattern that links the first days of 2026 to a lineup of supermoons and blue moons that will not ...

As 2026 begins, so comes the first supermoon of the year. There will be a total of three supermoons this year. Every night from January 2 – 4, the super Wolf Moon can be seen in the eastern sky as the ...

The new year is bringing an extraordinary lunar event: The first full moon of 2026, known as the wolf moon, will also be the year's inaugural supermoon — appearing noticeably larger and brighter than ...

The first full moon of 2026 will be a supermoon appearing the night of January 3, reaching peak fullness at 5:03 a.m. EST. It will look larger and brighter than an average full moon. This event is the ...

The moon began to look large on New Year’s Eve and has become steadily brighter. It will be at its brightest at 5:03 a.m. ET on Saturday, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. A full supermoon occurs ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Happy New Year as 2026 kicks off with a full moon this Saturday and it’s guaranteed to be super! The Wolf Supermoon will illuminate the sky on Saturday, January 3 at 4:03 a.m.

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The New Year is starting with some abnormal astronomical activity! The first Full Moon and Super Moon of the year, known as the ‘Wolf Supermoon’, will occur from Friday night, ...

2026 will bring several lunar events that backyard astronomers will want to stay awake for. The first full moon of the year will take place on Saturday, Jan. 3, and is known as the Wolf Moon, ...