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ADducation’s full moon names includes the names off all the monthly full moon names along with explanations of how super moons, micromoons, blue moons etc. are named.
- ADDucation’s list of full moon names was compiled by Joe Connor and last updated
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| 🌓Moon Month | 🌕Full moon called | Reasons behind the full moon names | Alternative full moon names |
|---|---|---|---|
| January full moon | Wolf moon | So called because of the howling of hungry wolves by the Anglo-Saxons and native Americans. | Old moon, ice moon |
| February full moon | Snow moon | The weather in the northern hemisphere has typically been snowy in February. | Hunger moon, storm moon |
| March full moon | Worm moon | Because of the visible worm trails (earthworm casts) on freshly thawed ground reappear in March inviting the return of the robin. | Chaste moon, crust moon, death moon, sap moon (after Maple tree tapping) |
| April full moon | Pink moon | Native Americans named this after an early blooming pink wild flower. | Sprouting grass moon, fish moon |
| May full moon | Flower moon | After the blooming of flowers by many cultures. | Milk moon, corn planting moon, hare moon |
| June full moon | Strawberry moon / Rose moon | Strawberry harvesting in north America, rose moon in Europe. | Hot moon |
| July full moon | Buck moon | Native Americans noticed male deer shed and regrow their antlers during July. | Hay moon (after the harvest), thunder moon (after summer storms) |
| August full moon | Sturgeon moon | So called by north American fisherman due to the abundance during August. | Grain moon, green corn moon, grain moon, red moon |
| September full moon | Harvest moon | Bright moon which and rises early makes it easier for farmers to gather the crops into the evening. | Corn moon, barley moon |
| October full moon | Hunters moon | Bright moon in sky for a long term, perfect for hunting the now empty fields. | Dying grass moon, travel moon |
| November full moon | Beaver moon | Named after beaver dam-building activities or native Americans beaver trapping in November | frost moon |
| December full moon | Cold moon | It’s winter and it’s cold in the northern hemisphere. | Long night moon, oak moon |
See also: Full Moon Calendar List… | Fascinating Moon Facts… | All Humans Who Walked on the Moon?
🌕Full moon names and lunar eclipses usually hit the headlines and go viral on social media when a combination of moon events occur together.Here’s some recent Super Moons Events:
- 7 April 2020; Pink Supermoon:
The second of two Supermoons in 2020 was a Pink Supermoon. So called because any full moon in April is called a pink moon and on 7th April 2020 the moon was near to its closest approach to Earth which promotes it to a supermoon. - 9 March 2020; Full Worm Supermoon:
The first of 2 Supermoons in 2020 was a Full Worm Supermoon. So called because any full moon in March is called a worm moon. On 9 March 2020 the moon was near to its closest approach to Earth so it’s also a supermoon. - 20 March 2019: Full Worm Supermoon:
This “full worm supermoon” coincided with the Spring equinox for the first time in 19 years. It was the third and final supermoon of 2019. It was a supermoon because the moon was at its closest point to Earth so appeared brighter and larger than normal and it was a worm moon because it’s the March full moon. - January 2019; Super Blood Wolf Moon:
This “super blood wolf moon” was visible across the northern hemisphere. It was…
– a super moon because the moon was close to Earth
– a blood moon because the moon was in the shadow of the earth
– a wolf moon because that’s the most popular name for any full moon in January. - January & March 2018; TWO Blue Moons
A blue moon is the second full moon in a month, there was no full moon in February 2018, which is very unusual. - April 2014; Lunar Tetrad Blood Red Moon:
Notable because it was part of a “lunar tetrad“, which means four successive total lunar eclipses, with no partial eclipses in between, each separated by six full moons (six lunar months).
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