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Full Pink Moon - OFA

Full Moon for April 2019

Celebrate the Full Moon for April 2019! Find out why it’s called the Pink Moon—plus more Moon facts...
Full Snow Moon - OFA

Full Moon for February 2020

When is the Full Moon in February 2020? What time is Full Moon and New Moon? Why is it called the...
Full Worm Moon OFA

Full Moon for March 2019

In 2019, the full Moon of March rises on the same day as the vernal equinox—marking the start of...
Full Harvest Moon - OFA

Full Moon for September 2019

The full Moon for September 2019 is once again the “Harvest Moon.” See what this means—plus, Moon...
Full Beaver Moon - OFA

Full Moon for November 2019

Here’s all you need to know about the full Moon for November—also, called the Full Beaver Moon....
Full Cold Moon - OFA

Full Moon for December 2019

The Full Moon for December 2019 rises on the 12th! Traditionally, this Moon was called the Full...
Full Strawberry Moon - OFA

Full Moon for June 2019

Learn more about the Full Moon for June 2019. Why is it called the Strawberry Moon? When is the...
Full Buck Moon - OFA

Full Moon for July 2019

Learn about the Full Moon for July 2019—the Full Buck Moon—and see the best days by the Moon, full...
Last Quarter Moon

Quarter Moon or a Half Moon? Clearing Up Confusion.

Only in astronomy does a Half Moon and a Quarter Moon mean the same thing! And the Quarter Moon is...
Crescent Moon at Dawn

Spectacle at Dawn

Can I convince you to wake up just before dawn?  What if I tell you it’s the greatest planetary...
Total Lunar Eclipse

Don't Miss! The Mega Harvest Total Lunar Eclipse

It’s the headline sky event of 2015: The total eclipse of the Harvest Moon. Also called the...
Blood Moon Eclipse

Mega-Harvest-Blood Moon Total Eclipse!

Get ready for the … Mega-Harvest-Blood Moon Total Eclipse! It’s coming up—one of the biggest sky...
Doubled Moon HGW

The Flying Shuttle (& Other Titles)

Moon a night away from full. The coyotes on the ridgetop glimpse it rising a few moments before the...
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Full Corn Moon: September

Each month, we will explain the traditional full Moon names along with some fascinating Moon...
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The Full Moon: July

Each month, we will explain the traditional names of the full Moon along with some fascinating Moon...