Posts Tagged ‘full moon’
May 2025 Full Flower Moon
Our next full Moon, the Flower Moon, occurs at 12:56PM EDT on May 12, 2025. This exact moment when the Moon is officially full occurs after the Moon has set for us. Remember being able to see a full Moon at the exact moment it’s 100% illuminated depends on your location. The full Moon alignment…
Read MoreApril 2025 Full Pink Moon
April’s full Moon is called the Pink Moon, and it occurs on Saturday, April 12. The Moon will look full when it rises at 8:01PM EST, but it won’t be a true full Moon until 8:22PM EST when the Moon has moved in its orbit so that Earth is directly between the Moon and Sun. …
Read MoreMarch 2025 Full Worm Moon
The full Worm Moon occurs at 2:55AM EDT on March 14, 2025. For Southern Native American tribes, the name Worm Moon came from the observation that earthworms begin to appear as the soil warms in spring. However, early northern Native American tribes did not see earthworms in March because glaciers had wiped out all soil…
Read MoreFebruary 2025 Full Snow Moon
“… A silvered pine, spattered stardustagainst an inky sky — I wonderwho the owl calls for on this Snow Moon Night. …” From Hunger Moon by Erika Burkhalter February’s full Moon is called the Snow Moon, and it occurs on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 8:53AM EST. For us the Moon sets at 7:40AM EST…
Read MoreJanuary 2025 Full Wolf Moon
The first full Moon of 2025, January’s Wolf Moon, rises on January 13 at 5:27PM EST. There are differing opinions on the origins of this name. Some say it’s Native American in origin and others believe it has Celtic and Old English origins. When early European settlers came to America gray wolves were widespread throughout…
Read MoreNovember 2024 Full Beaver Moon
November’s full Beaver Moon rises at 4:23PM EST on Friday, November 15. Full Moons rise as the Sun is setting. The Sun sets at 5:06PM on this day – another indicator that nights are growing longer. The traditional full Moon names we use today originated with the Algonquin tribes that lived from New England to…
Read MoreOctober 2024 Full Hunter’s Moon
Did you see the full Hunter’s Moon on the evening of October 17? If not, it will still look full and bright when it rises on October 18. This is the third of four consecutive supermoons this year and it will be the closest full Moon of the year – 222,055 miles from Earth at…
Read MoreSeptember 2024 Full Harvest Moon
This year’s full Harvest Moon on September 17, 2024, has a lot going on. The Moon will look full when it rises at 7:28PM EDT. However, it won’t be an official full Moon until 10:34PM. This is the exact moment the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the Earth. When a full moon…
Read MoreAugust 2024 Full Sturgeon Moon
On August 19, 2024, we will be treated to the full Sturgeon Moon. This full Moon occurs at exactly 2:26PM EDT – the exact moment the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the Earth. Of course, we won’t be able to see it at this exact moment, but it will look full and…
Read MoreJuly 2024 Full Buck Moon
July’s full Moon, called the full Buck Moon, will occur at 6:17A.M. EDT on July 21, 2024. By this time the Moon will have slipped below our southwestern horizon. Not to worry though, if you want to see the Buck Moon it will look full and round to our eyes on the nights of July…
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