(This story has been updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) As the next full moon nears, a rare new moon marks the end of 2024 — the black moon. The black moon is a rare ...

The next and first full moon of the year, also known as the Wolf Moon, will be in peak view on Monday. January's full moon will reach peak illumination at 5:27 p.m. ET on Monday, according to NASA.

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What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 15, 2025, the moon is 16 days old, in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 97% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...