What are the names of the Full Moons during the year?

Here are the names of the full moons during the year as reported in the paper copy of the Farmer's Almanac:

  1. January = WOLF MOON
  2. February = SNOW MOON
  3. March = SAP MOON
  4. April = PINK MOON
  5. May = FLOWER MOON
  6. June = STRAWBERRY MOON
  7. July = BUCK MOON
  8. August = STURGEON MOON
  9. September = HARVEST MOON
  10. October = HUNTERS MOON
  11. November = BEAVER MOON
  12. December = COLD MOON

Also, because there are a little over 12 lunar months every year, there will be two Full Moons during one month every few years. This second Full Moon is called the BLUE MOON...


Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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