Overview
- The Wolf Moon reaches maximum fullness on Saturday, January 3 at 10:03 GMT, with INAOE reporting a 362,282 km geocentric distance that qualifies it as a supermoon.
- It will be easily visible to the naked eye wherever skies are clear, including across Mexico, with darker, low‑light locales offering the best views.
- Outlets cite National Geographic estimates that a supermoon can look about 6% larger and roughly 13% brighter than an average full moon.
- The timing coincides with the Quadrantid meteor shower, and forecasters expect moonlight to significantly reduce the number of visible meteors.
- The spectacle opens a busy 2026 sky calendar that includes two solar and two lunar eclipses confirmed by Argentina’s Servicio de Hidrografía Naval.