Wolf Moon, the first supermoon of 2026, lights up the sky. See photos.

January 05, 2026 Cosmopolite
Wolf Moon, the first supermoon of 2026, lights up the sky. See photos.

The first full moon of 2026 lit up the night sky, giving backyard astronomers the chance to admire a supermoon over the weekend.

The first full moon of the year took place on Saturday, Jan. 3, and is known as the Wolf Moon, according to the Farmer's Almanac.

The moon was a supermoon, which typically look about 30% brighter and up to 14% larger. Stargazers won't have another opportunity to see a supermoon until the end of the year. There will be one in November and another in December.

Photographers captured the moon in photos from around the world. Here's a look in case you miss the moon over the weekend.

What's up with the moon in 2026?See lunar events.

The moon rises on the eve of a Wolf Moon supermoon as passengers look out from a pod on the London Eye wheel in London, Britain, Jan. 2, 2026. A moon rises beside the idol of the Hindu god Shiva in Ahmedabad, India on Jan. 2, 2026, on the eve of the Wolf Supermoon. The Wolf Moon rises above a traffic signal in Bengaluru, India on Jan. 2, 2026. A jet flies past the Wolf Supermoon, over Frankfurt, Germany on Jan. 2, 2026. The first full moon of the year, known as the Wolf Supermoon, is seen among Christmas lights in Frankfurt, Germany on Jan. 2, 2026. Crows sit on powerlines in front of a nearly full moon, Jan. 1, 2025, in Port Salerno, Fla. A man speaks on a mobile phone atop a building as the Wolf Moon rises across the sky in Bengaluru, India on Jan. 2, 2026. General view of the moon before the Cagliari v AC Milan soccer match in Cagliari, Italy on Jan. 2, 2026.

Wolf Supermoon photos are howling good shots of 2026's first full moon

See photos of January's world moon

Wolf Moon, the first supermoon of 2026, rises over San Salvador, El Salvador, January 3, 2026. A moon rises beside the idol of the Hindu god Shiva in Ahmedabad, India on Jan. 2, 2026, on the eve of the Wolf Supermoon. An Airbus A321-271NX aircraft crosses the supermoon known as the Wolf Moon, in Aguimes on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, January 3, 2026. The Wolf Moon rises above a traffic signal in Bengaluru, India on Jan. 2, 2026. A woman uses her smartphone to capture the Wolf Moon, the first supermoon of 2026, as it lights up the night sky in Cairo, Egypt, January 3, 2026.

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