Full Moon Names 2019
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Full moon names usually hit the headlines and go viral on social media when a combination of moon events occur together. Here’s a few recent examples:
- In January 2019 a “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 and a wolf moon because that’s a popular name for the January full moon.
- January AND March 2018 each had two blue moons (the second full moon in a month) and no full moon in February 2018, which is very unusual.
- In April 2014 a “blood red moon” was especially 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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| 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 on freshly thawed ground in March. | 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 |
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