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July full moon is the Buck Moon on July 20-21

The July full moon – the Buck Moon – falls overnight on July 20, reaching its fullest at 10:17 UTC (that's 5:17 a.m. CDT) the morning of July 21.

John Jardine Goss

July 20, 2024

May’s full moon is called the Flower Moon

The May full moon occurs in the morning of May 23, but looks full on the previous evening and as it rises on May 23. Learn more about the Flower Moon.

John Jardine Goss

May 22, 2024

April full moon – the Pink Moon – falls on April 23

The April 2024 full moon – on April 23 – is the Pink Moon and lies near the star Spica in the constellation Virgo. Find star charts here.

John Jardine Goss

April 23, 2024

2024’s biggest eclipse MISS happens January 11

January's new moon will be the biggest eclipse miss of 2024, an ultra-thin crescent not nearly aligned closely enough with the sun for a solar eclipse.

Graham Jones

January 10, 2024

2023’s most-illuminated quarter moon is tonight

Some quarter moons are fuller than others! The most-illuminated quarter moon of 2023 is on December 5. Learn more unique moon dates for 2024.

Graham Jones

Deborah Byrd

December 4, 2023

November full moon and Jupiter this weekend

The November full moon will fall overnight on November 26-27, 2023. Bright Jupiter will be nearby. And the Pleiades star cluster will lie in the moon's glare.

John Jardine Goss

November 24, 2023

Do we all see the same moon phase from Earth?

No matter where you are on the globe, we all see the same moon phase. So why do photos from a distant location sometimes look different from what you're seeing?

Deborah Byrd

November 17, 2023