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,

If you’ve ever noticed the Moon looking especially sharp and detailed on certain nights, there’s a scientific reason behind it. The secret lies in something called the Moon’s terminator, the line that separates lunar day from lunar night. This shadow line is one of the best features for moon-watching and helps reveal craters, mountains, and

Curious about the Moon phases for this month and next? Here are upcoming dates and times for each phase through the end of 2026. Please visit our Zodiac Calendar to see the Moon’s zodiac sign, which changes every 2-3 days on average. 🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕 Moon Phases Timeline — 2026 (EST / EDT) 🌕 JANUARY 🌕 FEBRUARY

A full Moon at night is impossible to ignore, but have you ever seen our natural satellite during the day? Most people don’t realize it, but the sight of a daytime Moon in a blue sky is just as common as seeing one in a dark sky at night. How can that be? After all,

When two full Moons appear in a single month, the second one is usually called a Blue Moon. However, there is proof that this popular definition may be a misunderstanding picked up by mainstream media in the 1940s! Learn about different definitions for a Blue Moon, when the next one will occur, superstitions, and ways

Full Moons are mysterious, magical, and important ways to mark the passage of time. Each month, the Farmers’ Almanac celebrates the monthly full Moon noting their traditional and alternative names (Sturgeon Moon, Beaver Moon, Harvest Moon, etc.). Most of these names come from the Algonquin, a Native American peoples that once inhabited large areas of