Copy to Clipboard The moon will appear opposite the Sun in Earth-based longitude at 2.16 pm EST (Getty Images) The final week of January will feature the second full moon of 2021, a celestial event that has several nicknames. Traditionally referred to as the âWolf Moon,â it will rise on January 28. The moon will appear opposite the Sun in Earth-based longitude at 2.16 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). According to NASA, the moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Wednesday morning (January 28) through the early part of Saturday morning (January 30). (NASA/JPL-Caltech) âFrom around the world tonight and tomorrow â January 27 and 28, 2021 â watch for a full-looking moon to light up the nighttime from dusk till dawn,â notes Earthsky.org. Detailing the timings, Earthsky.org states, âTo astronomers, the moon turns full at a well-defined instant: when the moon is directly opposite the Sun (180 degrees from the Sun in ecliptic longitude). That full moon moment comes on January 28, 2021, at 19.16 UTC. At North American and US time zones, that translates to January 28, at 3.16 pm Atlantic Standard Time (AST), 2.16 pm EST, 1.16 pm Central Standard Time (CST), 12.16 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST), 11.16 am Pacific Standard Time (PST), 10.16 am Alaska Standard Time (AKST) and 9.16 am Hawaiian Standard Time (HST).â