Wolf Moon lights up skies across the West Midlands

The first full moon of 2026 has lit up skies across the West Midlands.

Also known as the Wolf Moon, it is the fourth supermoon in a row, following October's Harvest Moon, November's Beaver Moon and the Cold Moon in December.

Although at its fullest on Saturday morning, the moon was expected look at its most impressive when closest to the horizon at the evening moonrise.

BBC Weather Watchers have been capturing images of the moon as it reaches its peak and here is a selection of the photos they have shared with us.

The January full moon is often known as the Wolf Moon in the Northern Hemisphere because it marks the time of year when it was believed that wolves howled more, as there was less food around.

However, it is also sometimes referred to as the Old Moon or Ice Moon.

A supermoon is so called because it looks larger, caused by its eliptical orbit bringing it closer to the Earth at certain times of the year.

At its perigee - when it is closes to the Earth - it is 30,000 miles nearer than when at its apogee.

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