First full moon of 2022: The wolf moon graces the skies

The wolf moon, the first full moon of the year, is pictured through colored fairy lights hanging outside a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 17, 2022.

The wolf moon rises over Mow Cop Folly, Mow Cop, Britain, Jan. 17, 2022.

A plane flies past the moon in Cordemais near Nantes, France, Jan. 20, 2022.

The full moon, the first of the year and known as the wolf moon, rises into the floodlights during an Italian Cup soccer match between Lazio and Udinese, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Italy, Jan. 18, 2021.

The waning moon sets in the morning behind trees on the banks of the Elbe.

The full moon seen in Turkey's capital Ankara, Jan. 19, 2022.

The full moon is pictured over the Lakhta Center multifunctional complex, St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 18, 2022.

A full moon rises behind buildings in the Israeli southern city of Ashkelon, near the Israeli border with Gaza, Israel, Jan. 18, 2022.

Willesborough Windmill, a white smock mill built-in 1869 is bathed in the morning sunshine as the moon sets behind in Ashford, Kent, England, Jan. 20, 2022.

The wolf moon, the first full moon of the year, rises behind an apartment building in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 17, 2022.

The moon rises above a mosque in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Jan. 20, 2022.

A bird rests on dry branches in front of a full moon in Banda Aceh province, Indonesia, Jan. 20, 2022.

A rainbow is seen over the full moon in Banda Aceh province, Indonesia, Jan. 21, 2022.

The waning gibbous moon rises behind the Obelisk of Ramses II and the Luxor Temple Pylon in Egypt's southern city of Luxor, Jan. 19, 2022.

A cyclist crosses St. Mary's Bridge in the morning before the waning moon, Dresden, Germany, Jan. 19, 2022.