Rare cosmic coincidence Wednesday in DC area

The sky is off to a great start for 2026 as Wednesday holds four sky events for stargazers in the D.C. area, including a rare celestial coincidence involving the sun and moon.

First up on Wednesday morning is the full wolf supermoon that occurs at 5:03 a.m. and can be seen in the west before dawn. Brilliant Jupiter will be nearby too. You can also use Almanac.com to determine moonrise and moonset for your location.

The January full moon is the Wolf Moon and it’s a supermoon. It’ll occur overnight on Jan.