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Does The Moon Have Different Names?

By Matthew Williams December 9, 2015
Does The Moon Have Different Names?

  • Wolf's Moon - January (aka. "Old Moon")

  • Snow Moon - February (aka. "Hunger Moon")

  • Worm Moon - March (aka. "Crow Moon", "Sap Moon", "Lenten Moon")

  • Pink Moon - April (aka. "Seed Moon", "Sprouting Grass Moon", "Egg Moon", "Fish Moon")

  • Flower Moon - May (aka. "Seed Moon", "Corn Planting Moon")

  • Strawberry Moon - June (aka. "Mead Moon", "Rose Moon", "Thunder Moon")

  • Buck Moon - July (aka. "Hay Moon", "Thunder Moon")

  • Sturgeon Moon - August (aka. "Corn Moon", "Red Moon", "Green Corn Moon", "Grain Moon")

  • Harvest Moon - September (aka. "Full Corn Moon")

  • Hunter's Moon - October (aka. "Blood Moon"/"Sanguine Moon")

  • Beaver Moon - November (aka. "Frosty Moon")

  • Cold Moon - December (aka. "Oak Moon", "Long Nights Moon")

    • Matthew Williams

    Matthew Williams

    Matt Williams is a space journalist, science communicator, and author with several published titles and studies. His work is featured in The Ross 248 Project and Interstellar Travel edited by NASA alumni Les Johnson and Ken Roy. He also hosts the podcast series Stories from Space at ITSP Magazine. He lives in beautiful British Columbia with his wife and family. For more information, check out his website.