Wolf Moon 2022: 10 must-see photos shared on social media

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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

January’s full moon, also known as the wolf moon, appeared in the night sky Monday.

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Skygazers took to social media to share their photos. Here are some of our favorites:

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1. New York City

Photo by @dantvusa, Instagram

2. Salem, Massachusetts

Photo by @timothydonovanphotography, Instagram

3. Pensacola Beach, Florida

Photo by @deluna_vision, Instagram

4. Grand Junction, Colorado

Photo by @larsleberphotography, Instagram

5. Petersburg, Alaska

Photo by @careycarmichaelcase, Instagram

6. Arizona

Photo by @reminiscement, Instagram

7. New Jersey

Photo by @bruce_neumann_photography, Instagram

8. Venice, Florida

Photo by @venicejettysurf, Instagram

9. Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Photo by @olsen_imaging, Instagram

10. London

Photo by @glennfosterphotography, Instagram

Wolf Moon 2022 The moon sets behind the Balmoral Clock in Edinburgh. The first full moon - the Wolf moon according to native north Americans - of 2022. Picture date: Monday January 17, 2022. (Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images) (Jane Barlow - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 Cable cars pass in front of the moon as they cross the River Thames, London. The first full moon - the Wolf moon according to native north Americans - of 2022. Picture date: Monday January 17, 2022. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images) (Yui Mok - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 The Wolf Moon, the first full moon of the year, rises behind The Shard in central London on January 17, 2022. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 The moon sets behind Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire. The first full moon of 2022 - the Wolf moon according to native north Americans - is Monday evening. Picture date: Monday January 17, 2022. (Photo by Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images) (Danny Lawson - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 A plane flies past the moon in west London. The first full moon - the Wolf moon according to native north Americans - of 2022. Picture date: Monday January 17, 2022. (Photo by Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images) (Victoria Jones - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 JERSEY CITY, NJ - JANUARY 18: The Wolf Moon rises behind One Vanderbilt and the Empire State Building in New York City and the Lackawanna Clock Tower in Hoboken, New Jersey on January 18, 2022, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 MADRID, SPAIN - 2022/01/17: The full moon of January known as Wolf moon rises over the skyscrapers of the Four Towers Business Area of Madrid. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images) (Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 The full Wolf Moon rises over Gaza City, Monday, January 17, 2022. (Photo by Sameh Rahmi/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (Sameh Rahmi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 The moon rises above the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, Hampshire. The first full moon - the Wolf moon according to native north Americans - of 2022 rises on Monday evening. Picture date: Sunday January 16, 2022. (Photo by Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty Images) (Steve Parsons - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 Full moon sets behind Monte Prena in Gran Sasso d'Italia National Park on January, 2022. First full moon of the year is the Wolf moon according to native north Americans. (Photo by Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 The moon sets behind St Thomas Becket church in Fairfield, Kent. The first full moon of 2022 - the Wolf moon according to native north Americans - is Monday evening. Picture date: Monday January 17, 2022. (Photo by Gareth Fuller/PA Images via Getty Images) (Gareth Fuller - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 The Wolf Moon, the first full moon of the year, rises behind an apartment building in Bangkok on January 17, 2022. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP) (Photo by JACK TAYLOR/AFP via Getty Images) (JACK TAYLOR/AFP via Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 Full Wolf Moon in the Netherlands lights up the January clear winter sky. The first full moon of 2022, the Wolf Moon as rises and lightens the Dutch sky in a residential area near Eindhoven behind houses and buildings. Other names of Earth's natural satellite in orbit around the planet are Selene, Luna and Cynthia. The moon is the largest satellite in the Solar System. Eindhoven, The Netherlands on January 17, 2022 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 18: Full Moon also known as "Wolf Moon" rises behind Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, United States on January 18, 2022. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 16: A 98 percent illuminated Wolf Moon sets behind the Statue of Liberty before sunrise on January 16, 2022, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Wolf Moon 2022 The first full moon of 2022 - the Wolf moon according to native north Americans - is Monday evening. Picture date: Monday January 17, 2022. (Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images) (Ben Birchall - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)