This February 12th, the Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 13:55 UTC (7:55 AM, Central Time). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Snow Moon because the heaviest snows usually fell […]
This January 13th, the Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 22:28 UTC (4:28 PM, Central Time). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Wolf Moon because this was the time of
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The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 21:30 UTC (3:30 PM, Baton Rouge). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Beaver Moon because this was the time of year to set
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This is the largest supermoon of 2024. The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs Thursday morning, Oct. 17, 2024, at 7:26 AM EDT (6:26 AM, Baton Rouge). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes
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The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 18:27 UTC (12:27 PM, Baton Rouge). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Sturgeon Moon because the large sturgeon fish of the
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The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 10:18 UTC (4:18 AM, Baton Rouge). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Buck Moon because the male buck deer would begin
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The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 13:55 UTC (07:55 AM, Baton Rouge). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Flower Moon because this was the time of year
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The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 23:50 UTC (5:53 PM, Baton Rouge). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Pink Moon because it marked the appearance of the
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The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 01:37 UTC ()7:37 pm Central Time). This is also the third of four supermoons for 2023. The Moon will be near its closest approach to the Earth and may
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The Moon will be located opposite the Earth from the Sun and will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 18:33 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Sturgeon Moon because the large sturgeon fish of the Great Lakes and other major lakes were more
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The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 17:36 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Flower Moon because this was the time of year when spring flowers appeared
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The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 04:37 UTC (10:37 PM, Central Time). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Pink Moon because it marked the appearance of the moss pink,
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