The eight phases of the Moon's 29.5-day journey. The highlighted phase is the one for the selected date.
The Moon gives off no light of its own: it reflects the Sun's. Depending on the angle between the Sun, the Earth and the Moon, we see a different portion of its face lit up, and that creates the phases you see above.
The 13 full moons of the year with their traditional names. Check the exact time for your time zone.
| Date | Traditional name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | 🐺 Wolf Moon | Supermoon |
| February 1 | ❄️ Snow Moon | — |
| March 3 | 🪱 Worm Moon | Total eclipse |
| April 2 | 🌸 Pink Moon | — |
| May 1 | 🌼 Flower Moon | — |
| May 31 | 🔵 Blue Moon | 2nd of month |
| June 29 | 🍓 Strawberry Moon | — |
| July 29 | 🦌 Buck Moon | — |
| August 28 | 🐟 Sturgeon Moon | Partial eclipse |
| September 26 | 🌾 Harvest Moon | — |
| October 26 | 🏹 Hunter's Moon | — |
| November 24 | 🦫 Beaver Moon | Supermoon |
| December 24 | ❄️ Cold Moon | Supermoon |
Reference dates: NASA / StarWalk. Adjust to your local time zone.
The tool at the top calculates the exact phase in real time: name, illuminated percentage and moon age. You can also pick any other date with the date selector.
It appears in the data bar above. All of the year's full moons are in the 2026 calendar table.
The number of days since the last new moon, from 0 to about 29.5.
13, including 3 supermoons, 1 blue moon and 2 with an eclipse (March 3 total and August 28 partial).