A full moon occurs roughly once every month. Each month's full moon has a different name and meaning.

This year's full moons lit up the night sky, providing Michiganders some of the most spectacular light shows of 2024.

Now, 2025 is nearly here and Michigan can expect a year packed with astronomical activity -- from full moons to meteors and eclipses, there will be plenty to look out for in the night sky in the new year.

Every month will bring a full moon, each with its own name and traditions from local indigenous cultures.

Each month's full moon has a name, coming from Indigenous traditions. Here are the names of the full moons of 2025:

Each month in 2025 will have a full moon. Here are when the full moons of 2025 will peak:

A supermoon occurs when a full or new moon falls during the closest point in the moon's orbit to Earth, according to NASA. The full moon can appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter at its closest point in the orbit.

You may have noticed the moon will occasionally take on a dramatic shade of orange or red in the night sky. That's because of how sunlight strikes the moon's surface after passing through the atmosphere.

When the moon moves into the inner part of Earth's shadow, or umbra, according to NASA, some of the sunlight entering Earth's skies scatters before reaching the moon's surface.

Colors with shorter wavelengths, such as blues and violets, scatter more easily than colors with longer wavelengths, which include red and orange. The more dust or clouds in Earth's atmosphere during a lunar eclipse, the redder the moon appears.