Full Moon
A Full moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of Earth as the Sun. When viewed from Earth, the hemisphere of the Moon that is facing the Earth (the near side) is almost fully illuminated by the Sun and appears round. The opposite hemisphere of the Moon, which is not visible from Earth (the dark side), remains
completely unilluminated. Many (Lunar) calenders are based on the phases of the moon including the Cherokee (Ani-yvnwiya), Celtic, Chinese (Traditional), Germanic, Hebrew, Hindu, Islamic, Mayan, Neo-Pagan, Thai, and Tibetan. Full moons have deep folklore associations with insomnia, insanity, magic, and lycanthropy (i.e. Werewolves). The terms Lunacy or Lunatic are a result of this associasion.
The first quarter starts after the Winter Solstice and ends with the Vernal Equinox.
The first full Moon of the 1st Quarter (January in the Northern Hemisphere, July in the Southern) is known as the Wolf Moon, Early Winter Moon, Ice Moon, Old Moon, or Paush Poornima (Hindu)
The Second full moon of the 1st Quarter (usually in February in the Northern hemisphere, August in the Southern) is known as the Snow Moon, Mid-Winter Moon, Candles Moon, Hunger Moon, or Magh Poornima (Hindu)
The last full moon of the 1st Quarter, (March in the Northern hemisphere, September in the Southern) is known as the Sap Moon, Worm Moon, Late Winter Moon, Storm Moon, Chastle Moon, Crow Moon, Crust Moon, Death Moon, Lenten Moon, Sugar Moon, Basanta Purima (Hindu), or Dol Purnima (Hindu).
If there are four Moons in a Quarter, the third is known as a Blue Moon.
The second quarter starts after the Vernal Equinox and ends with the Summer Solstice.
The first full Moon of the 2nd Quarter (April in the Northern Hemisphere, October in the Southern) is known as Seed Moon, Early Spring Moon, Fish Moon, Growing Moon, Pink Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon, Walking Moon, or Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu)
The Second full moon of the 2nd Quarter (usually in May in the Northen hemisphere, November in the Southern) is known as the Milk Moon, Mid-Spring Moon, Hare Moon, Corn Moon, Corn Planting Moon, Flower Moon, or Buddha Poornima (Hindu)
The last full moon of the 2nd Quarter (June in the Northern hemisphere, December in the Southern), is known as the Mead Moon, Honey Moon, Late Spring Moon, Hot Moon, Flower Moon, Rose Moon, Strawberry Moon, or Wat Poorima (Hindu).
If there are four Moons in a Quarter, the third is known as a Blue Moon.
The third quarter starts after the Summer Solstice and ends with the Autumnal Equinox.
The first full Moon of the 3rd Quarter (July in the Northern Hemisphere, January in the Southern) is known as the Hay Moon, Early Summer Moon, Thunder Moon, or Guru Poornima (Hindu)
The Second full moon of the 3rd Quarter (usually in August in the Northern Hemisphere, February in the Southern) is known as the Corn Moon, Mid-Summer Moon, Red Moon, Dog Moon, Green Grain Moon, Lightning Moon, or Narali Poornima (Hindu)
The last full moon of the 3rd Quarter (September in the Northern Hemisphere, March in the Southern) is known as the Harvest Moon, Barley Moon, Late Summer Moon, Corn Moon, Fruit Moon, or Bhadrapad Poornima (Hindu).
If there are four Moons in a Quarter, the third is known as a Blue Moon.
The fourth quarter starts after the Autumnal Equinox and ends with the Winter Solstice.
The first full Moon of the 4th Quarter (October in the Northern hemisphere, April in the Southern) is known as the Hunter's Moon, Blood Moon, Early Fall Moon, Dying Grass Moon, Travel Moon, Kojagiri (Hindu) or Sharad Purnima (Hindu)
The Second full moon of the 4th Quarter (usually in November in the Northern hemisphere, May in the Southern) is known as the Mourning Moon, Beaver Moon, Mid-Fall Moon, Frost Moon, Snow Moon, or Kartik Poornima (Hindu)
The last full moon of the 4th Quarter (December in the Northen hemisphere, June in the Southern) is known as the Oak Moon, Winter Moon, Late Fall Moon, Long Night's Moon, or Margashirsha Poornima (Hindu).
If there are four Moons in a Quarter, the third is known as a Blue Moon.
In North America there many refer to a second moon in a month as a Blue Moon, though this is not historically correct.
Full Moon's occur at the same time everywhere on Earth, however the local time will depend on the time-zone the viewer is in. The following times are based on the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), so you will have to adjust for your time. If a person was in Chicago, USA (UTC -6), the a Full Moon on January 27th 5:38 am would actually occur on January 26th at 11:38 pm.
Full Moons in 2013 are on
Sunday, January 27th, 5:38am UTC
Monday, February 25th, 9:26 pm UTC
Wednesday, March 27th, 10:27am UTC
Thursday, April 25th, 9:57 pm UTC (Partial Lunar Elclipse)
Saturday, May 25th, 6:25 am UTC
Sunday, June 23rd, 1:32 pm UTC
Monday, July 22nd, 8:16 pm UTC
Wednesday, August 21st, 3:45 am UTC
Thursday, September 19th, 1:13 pm UTC
Saturday, October 19th, 1:38 am UTC
Sunday, November 17th, 4:15 pm UTC
Tuesday, December 17th, 10:28 am UTC (*)
* Because of the time of this full moon (10:20 am UTC), the far east time zones of UTC +13:45 and UTC +14 experience this full moon on in the early hours of December 18th, the far west time zones of UTC -11 and UTC -12 experience this full moon on December 16th. Everyone else experiences it on December 17th. The full moon happens at the same moment everywhere, but due to the time zones it spans three days.
Full Moons in 2014 are on...
Thursday, January 16th, 5:52 am UTC
Saturday, February 15th, 12:53 amUTC
Sunday, March 16th, 6:08 pmUTC
Tuesday, April 15th, 9:42 am UTC (Total Lunar Eclipse)
Wednesday, May 14th, 9:16 pm UTC
Friday, June 13th, 6:12 am UTC
Saturday, July 12th, 1:25 pm UTC
Sunday, August 10th, 8:09 pm UTC
Tuesday, September 9th, 3:38 am UTC
Wednesday, October 8th, 12:51 pm UTC (Total Lunar Eclipse)
Thursday, November 6th, 11:23 pm UTC
Saturday, December 6th, 1:27 pm UTC
Full Moons in 2015 are on...
Monday, January 5th, 5:53 am UTC
Wednesday, February 4th, 12:09 am UTC
Thursday, March 5th, 7:05 pm UTC
Saturday, April 4th, 2:06 pm UTC (Total Lunar Eclipse)
Monday, May 4th, 5:42 am UTC
Tuesday, June 2nd, 6:19 pm UTC
Thursday, July 2nd, 4:20 am UTC
Friday, July 31st, 12:43 pm UTC (Faux Blue Moon)
Saturday, August 29th, 8:35 pm UTC (Blue Moon)
Monday, September 28th, 4:51 am UTC (Total Lunar Eclipse)
Tuesday, October 27th, 1:05 pm UTC
Wednesday, November 25th, 11:44 pm UTC
Friday, December 25th, 12:12 pm UTC
Full Moons in 2016 are on...
Sunday, January 24th, 2:46 am UTC
Monday, February 22nd, 07:20 pm UTC
Wednesday, March 23rd, 1:01 pm UTC
Friday, April 22nd, 7:24 am UTC
Saturday, May 21st, 11:15 pm UTC
Monday, June 20th, 1:02 pm UTC
Wednesday, July 20th, 12:57 am UTC
Thursday, August 18th, 11:27 am UTC
Friday, September 16th, 9:05 pm UTC
Sunday, October 16th, 6:23 am UTC
Monday, November 14th, 2:52 pm UTC
Wednesday, December 14th, 1:06 am UTC
Full Moons in 2017 are on...
Thursday, January 12th, 12:34 pm UTC
Saturday, February 11th, 1:33 am UTC
Sunday, March 12th, 3:54 pm UTC
Tuesday, April 11th, 8:08 am UTC
Wednesday, May 10th, 11:43 pm UTC
Friday, June 9th, 3:10 pm UTC
Sunday, July 9th, 6:07 am UTC
Monday, August 7th, 8:11 pm UTC (Partial Lunar Eclipse)
Wednesday, September 6th, 9:03 am UTC
Thursday, October 5th, 8:40 pm UTC
Saturday, November 4th, 6:23 am UTC
Sunday, December 3rd, 4:47 pm UTC
Full Moons in 2018 are on...
Tuesday, January 2nd, 3:24 am
Wednesday, January 31st, 2:27 pm (Total Lunar Eclipse) (Faux Blue Moon)
Friday, March 2nd, 1:51 am (Blue Moon)
Saturday, March 31st, 2:37 pm (Faux Blue Moon)
Monday, April 30th, 2:58 am
Tuesday, May 29th, 4:20 pm
Thursday, June 28th, 6:53 am
Friday, July 27th, 10:20 pm (Total Lunar Eclipse)
Sunday, August 26th, 1:56 pm
Tuesday, September 25th, 4:53 am
Wednesday, October 24th, 6:45 pm
Friday, November 23rd, 6:39 am
Saturday, December 22nd, 6:49 pm
Full Moons in 2019 are on...
Monday, January 21st, 6:16 am (Total Lunar Eclipse)
Tuesday, February 19th, 4:54 pm
Thursday, March 21st, 2:43 am
Friday, April 19th, 1:12 pm
Saturday, May 18th, 11:11 pm
Monday, June 17th, 10:31 am
Tuesday, July 16th, 11:38 pm (Partial Lunar Eclipse)
Thursday, August 15th, 2:29 pm
Saturday, September 14th, 6:33 am
Sunday, October 13th, 11:08 pm
Tuesday, November 12th, 2:35 pm
Thursday, December 12th, 6:12 am
Full Moons in 2020 are on...
Friday, January 10th, 8:21 pm
Sunday, February 9th, 8:33 am
Monday, March 9th, 6:48 pm
Wednesday, April 8th, 4:35 am
Thursday, May 7th, 12:45 pm
Friday, June 5th, 9:12 pm
Sunday, July 5th, 6:45 am
Monday, August 3rd, 5:59 pm
Wednesday, September 2nd, 7:22 am
Thursday, October 1st, 11:05 pm
Saturday, October 31st, 3:49 pm (Faux Blue Moon)
Monday, November 30th, 10:30 am (Blue Moon)
Wednesday, December 30th, 04:28 am
