Named moons

Strawberry Moon

June, named for the short strawberry harvest, not for a colour. It does often look warm, though, because a June full moon rides low and its light reaches you through more air.

When it falls

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

DateMoonFull atAlso
June 29, 202623:59 UTC-
June 19, 202700:46 UTC-
June 7, 202806:12 UTC-
June 26, 202903:25 UTCtotal eclipse
June 15, 203018:43 UTCsupermoon, partial eclipse
June 5, 203112:00 UTCsupermoon
June 23, 203211:34 UTC-
June 12, 203323:21 UTC-
June 2, 203403:56 UTC-
June 20, 203519:39 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