Full Moon

lunar-phases

The Pink Moon is the first full Moon after the March equinox and arrives in early April 2025. It signals spring in the Northern Hemisphere and is one of many seasonal full Moon...

astrology

The Hunter Moon is the first full Moon after the Harvest Moon, typically falling in October (occasionally late September or early November). In astrology it marks a dynamic, goa...

Astronomy

The full moon of March 2019 occurred on Sunday, March 24, at 11:43 UTC (6:43 a.m. EDT). At that moment the Moon was opposite the Sun in ecliptic longitude, fully illuminated as...

Astronomy

In early November the evening sky often shows a waxing crescent or quarter moon in the western sky after sunset, while by late November the brighter gibbous and full moon rise e...

spirituality

The Strawberry Moon is the full moon that typically occurs in late June or early July. Its name comes from Indigenous and early colonial traditions marking the short strawberry...

lunar-phenomena

The full moon occurs when the Moon sits opposite the Sun in Earth’s sky, fully illuminated as seen from Earth. Today’s full moon meaning can feel practical and poetic: it ma...

astrology

A full moon marks the completion of a lunar cycle and is often viewed as a moment of culmination, visibility, and heightened reflection. In astrology, the full moon illuminates...

culture

The Sturgeon Moon is the widely recognized name for the full moon that occurs in August. Its meaning originates from Indigenous and colonial traditions that linked this moon to...

Astronomy

A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with or is very close to lunar perigee, the point in the Moon’s orbit nearest to Earth. This alignment makes the Moon appear slig...

calendars-lunar

Whether Thursday 15 August is a full moon depends on the year in question, because full moons fall on different calendar dates each year. A full moon occurs when the Moon is opp...