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Terms for Full Moons:

January – Wolf Moon
February – Snow Moon
March – Worm Moon
April – Pink Moon
May – Flower Moon
June – Strawberry Moon
July – Buck Moon
August – Sturgeon Moon
September – Fruit or Barley Moon
October – Harvest Moon
November – Hunter’s Moon
December – Cold Moon



More Moon Terms:

New Moon -- when the Moon is not illuminated by direct sunlight.

Waxing Crescent -- occurs when the visible Moon is partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is increasing.

First Quarter -- when one-half of the Moon appears illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is increasing.

Waxing Gibbous -- when the Moon is more than one-half but not fully illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is increasing.

Full Moon -- when the visible Moon is fully illuminated by direct sunlight.

Waning Gibbous -- the Moon is less than fully but more than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is decreasing.

Last Quarter -- is when one-half of the Moon appears illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is decreasing.

Waning Crescent -- occurs when the Moon is partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is decreasing.

Blue Moon -- is when there are four full moons in any given season rather than the usual three, or when there is more than one full moon in a calendar month.