We're in for a celestial treat to start the new year. This weekend will be the first full moon — and first supermoon — of 2026.

Stargazers will be treated with a supersized wolf moon for the first weekend of the year. Here's what to know.

Skywatchers across the Northern Hemisphere are in for a treat tonight as the first full Moon of 2026, famously called the Wolf Moon, rises in all its glory.

Saturday, Jan. 3 will mark the first full moon of 2026. Known as the Wolf Moon, it will be at its fullest at 5:02 a.m. EST and best seen rising in the east at dusk later that day. It will also be a "supermoon," meaning it will appear brighter and larger than usual.

A spectacular supermoon and the first meteor shower of the new year will soon appear in the California night sky. The supermoon will be the fourth massive moon in a row to rise above the Golden State. It will look both larger and brighter to local stargazers.

From lunar flybys and towering robotic landers to rare eclipses and dazzling supermoons, 2026 is shaping up as a banner year for celestial events - with plenty to see both above Earth and far beyond it.

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts. By measuring the amount of time it takes light ...