Named moons
The one name on this list that is a real colour. During a total lunar eclipse the moon sits inside Earth's shadow and the only light reaching it has been bent through our atmosphere, which strips the blue out of it - the same reason a sunset is red. You are watching every sunrise and sunset on Earth at once, projected onto the moon.
Every one from 2026 to 2035, with the instant it is exactly full.
| Date | Moon | Full at | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2026 | 11:41 UTC | - | |
| December 31, 2028 | 16:50 UTC | blue moon | |
| June 26, 2029 | 03:25 UTC | - | |
| December 20, 2029 | 22:47 UTC | - | |
| April 25, 2032 | 15:11 UTC | - | |
| April 14, 2033 | 19:18 UTC | - | |
| October 8, 2033 | 11:01 UTC | supermoon |
Totality is worked out from how far the moon sits off the ecliptic at the moment of full. Where it only just fits inside the shadow the call can go either way, and whether you see any of it depends on whether the moon is up where you are - for timings and local visibility, use a dedicated eclipse table.
Twelve month names, plus the three that get searched for hardest. One of them is a real colour and the rest are calendars.
Centre of the band at 0 degrees
Centre of the band at 45 degrees
Centre of the band at 90 degrees
Centre of the band at 135 degrees
Centre of the band at 180 degrees
Centre of the band at 225 degrees
Centre of the band at 270 degrees
Centre of the band at 315 degrees