| Month |
Moon Name and Cross-quarter Day |
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| January |
Wolf Moon or Moon After Yule |
| February |
Hunger, Snow, or Wolf Moon |
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Cross-quarter - Ground Hog's Day, Feb. 2 (mid-Winter) |
| March |
Crow , Lenten, or Sap Moon |
| Vernal Equinox |
Egg Moon or Grass Moon when close to the equinox |
| May |
Milk or Planting Moon |
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Cross-quarter day May Eve (April 30),May 1 (May Day) = (mid-Spring).
The Milky Way is as flat as possible on the horizon. Looking toward Cygnus (in the northeast) is in the direction of rotation and the Galactic Center is on the right. |
| June |
Rose , Flower , or Strawberry Moon |
| Summer Solstice |
"Honey Moon" when closest to Summer Solstice. |
| July |
Hay or Thunder Moon |
| August |
Grain or Green Corn Moon
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Cross-quarter is Llamas Day Aug. 1 (mid-Summer) |
| Autumnal Equinox |
Fruit Moon or Harvest Moon when close to the equinox. |
| October |
Hunter's Moon |
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Cross-quarter day is Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, All Hallow's Eve, All Hallow's Day (mid-Autumn) |
| November |
Beaver or Frosty Moon |
| December |
Long Night Moon
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| Winter Equinox |
Moon Before Yule |
