A full moon when the moon is at within 90% of it's closest approach to Earth (perigee), which means it appears bigger and brighter, is called a supermoon or perigee full moon.
What's a Blood Moon?
The moon looks reddish because it's passing through Earth's shadow.
What is a Full Moon?
A full moon occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon.
What's a New Moon?
A new moon occurs when the moon is between the Sun and the Earth.
What's a Blue Moon?
A second full moon in a calendar month is called a blue moon. This happens occasionally because calendar months don't exactly follow the lunar cycle.
How often is there a blue moon?
Without getting into the mathematics of blue moons there's a blue moon once every few years. The next seasonal blue moon occurs on 22 August 2021.
What's a Super Snow Moon?
A full moon in February is called a snow moon and it's also super because the moon is at its closest point to earth.
What's a Micromoon?
A full moon or new moon which occurs at apogee (when the Moon's orbit close to its furtherest point from Earth) is called an apogee moon or micromoon.
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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.
