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 Sturgeon Moon 2026: Friday, August 28, 2026 Peak illumination: 12:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (04:18 UTC) Rule: the August full Moon is the Sturgeon Moon Other names: Grain Moon, Green Corn Moon, Red Moon, Lightning Moon, Wyrt Moon, Black Cherries Moon Best viewing: Thursday night, August 27, into the small hours of Friday,

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: Full Moons Tonight’s full Moon (May 1, 2026): Full Flower Moon, peak illumination at 1:23 p.m. EDT Next full Moon after that: Full Blue Moon on May 31, 2026 at 4:45 a.m. EDT (a second full Moon in May, hence “Blue”) Most recent full Moon of 2025: Full Cold Moon on December 4,

The full Moon August 2026 is a fishy one indeed, the full “Sturgeon Moon.” Named for abundant fishing, particularly of lake sturgeon in late summer, the August Moon also has a variety of other names, each with connections to different cultures and the bounty of the season. Full Moon August 2026 Friday, August 28* (Thursday, August

There will be two full Moons in May 2026. The first one, known as the Flower Moon, occurs on May 1, 2026 at 1:23 p.m. Eastern (10:23 a.m. Pacific; 6:23 p.m. in London). The second full Moon, the Blue Moon, occurs on May 31, 2026 at 4:45 a.m. Eastern (1:45 a.m. Pacific; 9:45 a.m. in

The full Moon July 2026 comes when nature is in full-growth. Crops are either ripening or beginning to be harvested. The annual rite of you-pick strawberries wraps up in the beginning of the month and folks in the Midwest check to see if the corn is “knee high by the Fourth of July.” But why

Quick Reference Cold Moon 2026: Thursday, December 24, 2026 (Christmas Eve) Peak illumination: 12:43 a.m. Eastern Time (05:43 UTC) Best viewing: Wednesday night, December 23, into the small hours of Thursday, December 24 Naming rule: the first full Moon of December, the last full Moon of the calendar year Why “Cold”: marks the deepest cold

Quick Reference: 2026 Full Moon Calendar Wolf Moon: Saturday, January 3, 2026, Moon in Cancer (read Wolf Moon horoscope) Snow Moon: Sunday, February 1, 2026, Moon in Leo (read Snow Moon horoscope) Worm Moon: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Moon in Virgo (read Worm Moon horoscope) Pink Moon: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, Moon in Libra (read