Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is just by looking up.

The next and first full moon of the year, also known as the Wolf Moon, will be in peak view on Monday. January's full moon will reach peak illumination at 5:27 p.m. ET on Monday, according to NASA.

This diagram shows the Earth and Moon orientations ... we will see the northernmost rise of a Full Moon since 2006. The Moon will then make its highest pass through the sky throughout the night ...