Named moons

Hunter's Moon

The full moon after the Harvest Moon, with the same trick of rising early for a few nights.

When it falls

Every one from 2026 to 2035, with the instant it is exactly full.

DateMoonFull atAlso
October 26, 202604:13 UTC-
October 15, 202713:48 UTC-
November 2, 202809:18 UTC-
October 22, 202909:30 UTC-
October 11, 203010:49 UTC-
October 30, 203107:35 UTCpenumbral eclipse
October 18, 203219:01 UTCpartial eclipse
October 8, 203311:01 UTCsupermoon, total eclipse
October 27, 203412:45 UTCsupermoon
October 17, 203502:37 UTC-

Moons with names

Twelve month names, plus the three that get searched for hardest. One of them is a real colour and the rest are calendars.

Wolf MoonSnow MoonWorm MoonPink MoonFlower MoonStrawberry MoonBuck MoonSturgeon MoonCorn MoonHarvest MoonHunter's MoonBeaver MoonCold MoonBlue MoonBlood MoonSupermoon

The eight phases

New Moon

Centre of the band at 0 degrees

Waxing Crescent

Centre of the band at 45 degrees

First Quarter

Centre of the band at 90 degrees

Waxing Gibbous

Centre of the band at 135 degrees

Full Moon

Centre of the band at 180 degrees

Waning Gibbous

Centre of the band at 225 degrees

Last Quarter

Centre of the band at 270 degrees

Waning Crescent

Centre of the band at 315 degrees