The first full moon of the year is set to rise after much of Tennessee will see some of the first snowfall of 2025. January's full moon, known as the wolf moon, comes after the Volunteer State and much of the South is expected to be blanketed in snow from a major winter storm pushing up from the Mexico/Texas border.

Dating back to the 1930s, the Maine Farmers' Almanac began publishing what it said were Native American names for each full moon and the names have stuck since. January's full moon is called the Wolf Moon due to the "packs of wolves heard howling outside the villages amid the cold and deep snows of winter," according to NASA.

Who let the dogs out? January's full moon, also known as the wolf moon, is expected to rise over the skies this week.

Here's everything to know about tonight's full wolf moon, including more on its nickname and when best to see it.

The first full moon of 2025 rose on Monday, Jan. 13 and, for observers in North America, blocked the planet Mars for around an hour between 8:44 p.m. EST and 00:52 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The full moon is called the wolf moon because of the idea that during January’s long,

The first full moon of the year rises Monday night. It is known as the wolf moon, named for the howling wolves heard in winter. Here’s everything you need to know about the January full moon.