Wolf Moon: When supermoon will appear over Sheffield

The first supermoon of 2026 rises in the east as the sky goes dark on Saturday, January 3, when it will appear at its biggest.

It will then climb higher as midnight approaches and stay out all night.

January's full moon is known as the Wolf Moon because the howling of wolves in the first month of the year would have been particularly noticeable, historically, according to BBC Sky At Night magazine.

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A supermoon is a full moon that occurs when the moon is at the closest point to earth in its elliptical orbit, appearing 30 per cent brighter and 14 per cent larger than a full moon when it is furthest from earth.

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