2024-01-24 17:39:23
Par Briac Trébert
Published on Jan 24, 24 at 6:39 p.m. See my news Follow News
The first full moon of the year, it’s this Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 6:54 p.m. It is called the “ full wolf moon » (“Full wolf moon”), or even “ice moon”, “hard moon” and “old moon”, one of the many popular nicknames which however have no meaning in astronomy.
The full moon, remember, designates the lunar phase during which the visible side of the star is entirely illuminated by the sun, from our point of view. This is because the moon is then opposite the sun, in relation to our planet.
We can admire (if the weather permits obviously) a full moon approximately every 29 days. This year 2024, there will be twelve.
Where do full moon names come from?
According to at NASAthe federal agency responsible for most of the United States civil space program, it is the Maine Farmers’ almanac, the farmers’ almanac, which is said to have begun publishing “Indian” names for the days of the full moon in the 1930s.
According to this almanac, which has become the “official guide”, during this January full moon, packs of wolves were heard howling outside villages in the middle of the cold, deep snows of winter…
The “full wolf moon” is therefore called this because the month of January is said to be the month when wolves howl the most.
The flower moon in May or the strawberry moon in June… all the full moons of the year have a nickname that corresponds to the month and the season.
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What are the names of the full moons of 2024?
In 2024, there will be 12 full moons, and therefore as many names assigned. We will therefore find:
- January 25: Wolf Moon
- February 24: Snow Moon
- March 25: Worm Moon
- April 24: the pink moon
- May 23: flower moon
- June 22: the strawberry moon
- July 21: the deer moon
- August 19: the sturgeon moon
- September 18: Harvest Moon
- October 17: Hunter’s Moon
- November 15: Beaver Moon
- December 15: the cold moon
The full moon, what consequences for us?
Beyond its aspect and its influence on astrology and horoscopes, we continue to attribute certain properties to the moon, some relating more to myths and beliefs.
And at moon is indeed (largely) responsible for the tidal effect that we observe every day on the coasts, on the other hand, there is no scientific consensus as to its impact on insomnia. Even if we all know someone around us who sleeps poorly during the ascending or descending phases of the full moons.
Same on the influence of the full moon in the gardenor even on his impact on the menstrual cycle or hair growthas we mentioned in this article listing eight benefits and harms attributed to the full moon.
It’s then up to you to see what you are ready to believe. Otherwise, you will still be able to observe it in the sky (normally).
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