Quick Reference Hunter’s Moon 2026: Monday, October 26, 2026 Peak illumination: 12:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (04:12 UTC) Best viewing: Sunday evening, October 25, and Monday evening, October 26 Why “Hunter’s”: Game animals were fattened for autumn and easier to spot in bare stubble fields under a bright Moon; also tied to the opening of
Quick Reference Harvest Moon 2026: Saturday, September 26, 2026 Peak illumination: 12:49 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (16:49 UTC) Why September: It is the full Moon closest to the autumnal equinox on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 (four days earlier) Best viewing: Saturday night, September 26, and Sunday night, September 27, 2026 Why “Harvest”: Bright moonlight near
Quick Reference Flower Moon 2026: Friday, May 1, 2026 Peak illumination: 1:23 p.m. Eastern Time (17:23 UTC), with the Moon in Scorpio Rare Blue Moon bonus: Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 4:45 a.m. Eastern Time (08:45 UTC), in Sagittarius Rule of thumb: the Flower Moon is the first full Moon of May; a second full
Quick Reference Snow Moon 2026: Sunday, February 1, 2026 Peak illumination: 5:09 p.m. Eastern Time (22:09 UTC) Rule: The Snow Moon is the first full Moon of February each year Best viewing: Saturday night, January 31, into Sunday evening, February 1 Why “Snow”: February brings the heaviest snowfalls across much of the northern United States
Why is January’s Full Moon is named after a wolf?
Quick Reference Beaver Moon 2026: Tuesday, November 24, 2026 Peak illumination: 9:53 a.m. Eastern Time (14:53 UTC) The rule: The Beaver Moon is the first full Moon of November every year Supermoon: Yes, the first of three consecutive supermoons in November, December, and January Best viewing: Monday night, November 23, and Tuesday night, November 24
October Hunter’s Moon at a Glance Most common name: Hunter’s Moon, first recorded in writing in the early 1700s in Northern Hemisphere English sources. Most recent occurrence: Monday, October 6, 2025 (a Super Full Moon), peak illumination 11:48 p.m. ET. Best viewing tip: low at the eastern horizon shortly after sunset on consecutive nights, the
The full Moon September 2026 marks a time to reap what was sewn in the spring. After months of soaking in life-giving rays from the Sun and rainwater from the clouds, combined with careful tending from gardeners and farmers, there are grains to be stored and fruits and vegetables to be canned. It’s a time
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Quick Reference Next Pink Moon: Wednesday, April 21, 2027 Peak illumination: 8:46 a.m. Eastern Time (12:46 UTC) Best viewing: Tuesday night, April 20, into Wednesday night, April 21, 2027 Why “Pink”: Named for moss pink (creeping ground phlox), one of spring’s earliest wildflowers, not the Moon’s color Other names: Paschal Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg
