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See the full Moon name for each month of the year from The 2024 Old Farmer's Almanac. Learn the special meaning behind each names—from January's Wolf Moon to December's Cold Moon.
Lists of common full moon names - both by month and by season - for North America. And a word about full moon names in the Southern Hemisphere.
Different regions and cultures have their own names for the full moon throughout the calendar year. This reflects the diversity of human traditions and connections between people and the natural world. Below is a table showing the full moon names according to the Farmer’s Almanac, and their corresponding months as they are today.
The 12 Full Moon Names and Meanings. The Full Moon has been integral to tracking the change of months and seasons since ancient times. Although the most commonly used Full Moon names are English interpretations of Native American names, some are also Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, medieval English, and Neo-Pagan.
Full Moon Names By Month. Happening approximately once a month as part of the lunar phase, a full moon is a phenonema that occurs when the Earth is between the Moon and Sun.
Here are the full Moon names for the entire year. Many of the full Moon names below come from Native American sources, but others come instead from European tradition. Keep in mind that different Native American tribes used different Moon names.
About every month, you can see a full moon, a beautiful addition to the night sky which provides extra light and a gorgeous view. But did you know that each full moon has a name? Let’s explore these names, their origins, their meanings, and the dates for 2023.
Here are the 12 moon names for each month: January: Wolf Moon. February: Snow Moon. March: Worm Moon. April: Pink Moon. May: Flower Moon. June: Strawberry Moon. July: Buck Moon. August: Sturgeon Moon. September: Corn Moon or Harvest Moon. October: Hunter's Moon. November: Beaver Moon. December: Cold Moon. The January Wolf Moon.
January's full moon is known as the Wolf Moon, while February's is the Snow Moon; the Pink Moon appears in April and the Strawberry Moon can be seen in June. Later in the year, it's the turn of the Harvest Moon in September and the Hunter's Moon in October.
There are typically twelve named full moons every year, according to the Farmer’s Almanac and many sources of folklore. These names are geared toward northern hemisphere dates for historical reasons having to do with northern hemisphere observers. The full moon is one of the phases of the Moon and is marked by a fully lit Moon in the night sky.