The wolf moon, the name for January’s full moon, happens on Jan. 13. And if you just want to see a sliver of the moon, that happens on New Year’s Day when the waxing crescent — a thin ...
As it grows, it is known as a waxing moon, and gradually increases from a waxing "crescent" (for its shape into the first quarter moon. As it continues to brighten, it takes on an oblong ...