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This makes the Wolf Moon of 2023 a micromoon , which occur during full moons when the moon is closer to the Earth. This situation arises because the moon's orbit around Earth is a flattened circle, or"elliptical."This means there are times when it is closer to Earth and further times when it is further away.
Though this does make a difference to how large and bright the moon appears, this difference is so small that it is virtually imperceptible to the naked eye; supermoons are only around 14% larger than moons not at perigee. Old Farmer's Almanac states that the name for January's full moon, the Wolf Moon arises due to the fact it was seen at times of the year when wolves could be howling outside villages as a result of hunger.Alternative names for the January full moon are the"Old Moon," the suitably wintery monikers the"Frost Moon" and the"Snow Moon" all of which arise from Native American traditions.
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