Thu. Nov 21st, 2024

The Moon

The Moon

2020 Full and New Moon

  •  Full, 10 Jan, Capricorn
  •  New, 24 Jan, Aquarius
  • Full, 9 Feb, Aquarius
  • New, 23 Feb, Pisces
  • Full, 9 March, Pisces
  • New, 24 March, Aries
  • Full, 7 April, Aries
  • New, 22 April, Taurus
  • Full, 7 May, Taurus
  • New, 22 May, Gemini
  • Full, 5 June, Gemini
  • New, 21 June, Cancer
  • Full, 5 July, Cancer
  • New, 20 July, Cancer
  • Full, 3 Aug, Leo
  • New, 18 Aug, Leo
  • Full, 2 Sep, Virgo
  • New, 17 Sep, Virgo
  • Full, 1 Oct, Libra
  • New, 16 Oct, Libra
  • Full, 31 Oct, Scorpio
  • New, 15 Nov, Scorpio
  • Full, 30 Nov, Sagittarius
  • New, 14 Dec, Sagittarius
  • Full, 29 Dec, Capricorn
  • symbol of a new moon = New Moon 
  • symbol of a First Quarter = First Quarter 
  • symbol of a Full Moon = Full Moon
  • symbol of a Third quarter Moon = Third Quarter.

Lunar cycle:

The Lunar cycle takes about 28 days. 27 days 7 hours 43 minutes and 11.5 seconds to be precise.

There are approximately 7 days between Full, Last Quarter, New, and First Quarter moon.

There are approximately 3.5 days between the eight moon phases.

The eight phases are:

  • Full moon
  • Waning Gibbous Moon
  • Last Quarter Moon
  • Waning Crescent Moon
  • New Waxing Crescent Moon
  • First Quarter Moon
  • Waxing Gibbous Moon
Traditional Full Moon Names
  • 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, Full Corn Moon (Harvest)
  • October, Hunter’s Moon (Harvest)
  • November, Beaver Moon
  • December, Cold Moon

Some years have 13 Full Moons which makes one of them a Blue Moon. February doesn’t have a Full moon every 19 years. This is known as a Black Moon. Instead, January and March have two full Moons each creating a double Blue Moon.

A Blood Moon is a total lunar eclipse which creates a red color when the moon is eclipsed.