Moon Phases 2024: Full Moon Calendar
There were 12 full moons in 2024 and no blue moon. The first was the Wolf Moon on Thursday, January 25 at 12:54 PM EST and the last was the Cold Moon on Sunday, December 15.
Updated · By the YearlyCalendar.org team
- New Moon
- First Quarter
- Full Moon
- Last Quarter
2024 Moon Phase Calendar (US Eastern Time)
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3🌗 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11🌑 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17🌓 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25🌕 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2🌗 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9🌑 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16🌓 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24🌕 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3🌗 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10🌑 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17🌓 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25🌕 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1🌗 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8🌑 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15🌓 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23🌕 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1🌗 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7🌑 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15🌓 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23🌕 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30🌗 | 31 |
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6🌑 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14🌓 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21🌕 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28🌗 | 29 |
| 30 |
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5🌑 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13🌓 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21🌕 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27🌗 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4🌑 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12🌓 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19🌕 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26🌗 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2🌑 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11🌓 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17🌕 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24🌗 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2🌑 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10🌓 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17🌕 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24🌗 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1🌑 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9🌓 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15🌕 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22🌗 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1🌑 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8🌓 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15🌕 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22🌗 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30🌑 | 31 |
Full moon calendar 2024
Every full moon of 2024 with its traditional name; the names are explained below.
| Date | Day | Time (ET) | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 12:54 PM EST | Wolf Moon | — | |
| Saturday | 7:30 AM EST | Snow Moon | — | |
| Monday | 3:00 AM EDT | Worm Moon | — | |
| Tuesday | 7:49 PM EDT | Pink Moon | — | |
| Thursday | 9:53 AM EDT | Flower Moon | — | |
| Friday | 9:08 PM EDT | Strawberry Moon | — | |
| Sunday | 6:17 AM EDT | Buck Moon | — | |
| Monday | 2:26 PM EDT | Sturgeon Moon | Seasonal blue moon third of four full moons in summer | |
| Tuesday | 10:34 PM EDT | Harvest Moon | Closest full moon to the Sep 22 equinox | |
| Thursday | 7:26 AM EDT | Hunter's Moon | First full moon after the Harvest Moon | |
| Friday | 4:29 PM EST | Beaver Moon | — | |
| Sunday | 4:02 AM EST | Cold Moon | — |
New moons in 2024
At new moon the Moon sits between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen; the nights around it are the darkest of the month for stargazing.
| Date | Day | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 6:57 AM EST | |
| Friday | 5:59 PM EST | |
| Sunday | 5:00 AM EDT | |
| Monday | 2:21 PM EDT | |
| Tuesday | 11:22 PM EDT | |
| Thursday | 8:38 AM EDT | |
| Friday | 6:57 PM EDT | |
| Sunday | 7:13 AM EDT | |
| Monday | 9:55 PM EDT | |
| Wednesday | 2:49 PM EDT | |
| Friday | 8:47 AM EDT | |
| Sunday | 1:21 AM EST | |
| Monday | 5:27 PM EST |
All moon phases of 2024 by month
New moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter for each month, in Eastern Time. Some months have two of the same phase.
| Month | New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 11, 6:57 AM | Jan 17, 10:53 PM | Jan 25, 12:54 PM | Jan 3, 10:30 PM |
| February | Feb 9, 5:59 PM | Feb 16, 10:01 AM | Feb 24, 7:30 AM | Feb 2, 6:18 PM |
| March | Mar 10, 5:00 AM | Mar 17, 12:11 AM | Mar 25, 3:00 AM | Mar 3, 10:24 AM |
| April | Apr 8, 2:21 PM | Apr 15, 3:13 PM | Apr 23, 7:49 PM | Apr 1, 11:15 PM |
| May | May 7, 11:22 PM | May 15, 7:48 AM | May 23, 9:53 AM | May 1, 7:27 AM May 30, 1:13 PM |
| June | Jun 6, 8:38 AM | Jun 14, 1:18 AM | Jun 21, 9:08 PM | Jun 28, 5:53 PM |
| July | Jul 5, 6:57 PM | Jul 13, 6:49 PM | Jul 21, 6:17 AM | Jul 27, 10:51 PM |
| August | Aug 4, 7:13 AM | Aug 12, 11:19 AM | Aug 19, 2:26 PM | Aug 26, 5:26 AM |
| September | Sep 2, 9:55 PM | Sep 11, 2:06 AM | Sep 17, 10:34 PM | Sep 24, 2:50 PM |
| October | Oct 2, 2:49 PM | Oct 10, 2:55 PM | Oct 17, 7:26 AM | Oct 24, 4:03 AM |
| November | Nov 1, 8:47 AM | Nov 9, 12:56 AM | Nov 15, 4:29 PM | Nov 22, 8:28 PM |
| December | Dec 1, 1:21 AM Dec 30, 5:27 PM | Dec 8, 10:27 AM | Dec 15, 4:02 AM | Dec 22, 5:18 PM |
Monthly calendars for 2024:
Eclipses in 2024
2024 had 2 solar and 2 lunar eclipses. Solar eclipses happen only at new moon and lunar eclipses only at full moon. A lunar eclipse can be seen from anywhere the Moon is above the horizon; a total or annular solar eclipse only from a narrow path, with a partial eclipse around it. A penumbral lunar eclipse only slightly dims the Moon and is easy to miss.
| Date (ET) | Eclipse | Greatest eclipse | Visible from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbral lunar eclipse (Worm Moon) | 3:13 AM EDT (07:13 UTC) | Americas | |
| Total solar eclipse | 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC) | North and Central America; total in Mexico, the central US and eastern Canada | |
| Partial lunar eclipse (Harvest Moon) | 10:44 PM EDT (02:44 UTC) | Americas, Europe, Africa | |
| Annular solar eclipse | 2:45 PM EDT (18:45 UTC) | Pacific, southern South America; annular in southern Chile and southern Argentina |
Eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA GSFC. Times are the moment of greatest eclipse.
Time zones: full moons in Pacific Time and UTC
All times on this page are US Eastern Time (EST in winter, EDT from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November). A moon phase happens at the same instant everywhere on Earth, but the clock time and sometimes the date depend on your time zone: a phase shortly before midnight Eastern was already the next day in UTC and in Europe, and one shortly after midnight was still the previous evening on the US West Coast. Blue moons depend on the time zone for the same reason.
In 2024, these 2 full moons fell on a different date in UTC than in Eastern Time: Strawberry Moon (Jun 21 ET, Jun 22 UTC); Harvest Moon (Sep 17 ET, Sep 18 UTC).
| Full moon | Pacific Time (PT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | Jan 25, 9:54 AM PST | |
| Snow Moon | Feb 24, 4:30 AM PST | |
| Worm Moon | Mar 25, 12:00 AM PDT | |
| Pink Moon | Apr 23, 4:49 PM PDT | |
| Flower Moon | May 23, 6:53 AM PDT | |
| Strawberry Moon | Jun 21, 6:08 PM PDT | |
| Buck Moon | Jul 21, 3:17 AM PDT | |
| Sturgeon Moon | Aug 19, 11:26 AM PDT | |
| Harvest Moon | Sep 17, 7:34 PM PDT | |
| Hunter's Moon | Oct 17, 4:26 AM PDT | |
| Beaver Moon | Nov 15, 1:29 PM PST | |
| Cold Moon | Dec 15, 1:02 AM PST |
Full moon names explained
The full moon names used here are folk names from North America. The Old Farmer's Almanac, which popularized them, traces them to Native American (largely Algonquian), colonial American and European traditions; different Native American nations used different names. Each name is tied to the calendar month in which the full moon falls, except for three special cases:
- Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox. It usually falls in September; when it falls in October, the September full moon is called the Corn Moon.
- Hunter's Moon is the full moon after the Harvest Moon.
- Blue moon here means the second full moon in one calendar month. An older rule from the Maine Farmers' Almanac calls the third full moon of an astronomical season that has four a blue moon (a seasonal blue moon); the calendar-month meaning spread after a 1946 Sky & Telescope article.
What the names of the 2024 full moons mean:
- Wolf Moon: Wolves were heard howling more often in midwinter.
- Snow Moon: February is often the snowiest month in North America.
- Worm Moon: Earthworms reappear as the soil thaws and warms.
- Pink Moon: Moss pink (creeping phlox), an early spring wildflower, comes into bloom.
- Flower Moon: Flowers bloom in abundance.
- Strawberry Moon: Wild strawberries ripen and are ready to gather.
- Buck Moon: The antlers of male deer (bucks) are in full growth.
- Sturgeon Moon: Lake sturgeon were most easily caught in late summer.
- Harvest Moon: The full moon closest to the September equinox; around it the Moon rises soon after sunset for several evenings in a row, extending light for harvest work.
- Hunter's Moon: Game animals have fattened for winter, the season for hunting and storing food.
- Beaver Moon: Beavers finish their winter preparations and retreat into their lodges.
- Cold Moon: Winter cold sets in and nights are at their longest.
Frequently asked questions
Why did 2024 have 12 full moons?
A lunar cycle averages 29.53 days, so 12 cycles take about 354 days, 11 days less than a calendar year. A year gets a 13th full moon only when its first full moon falls within about the first 11 days of January. In 2024 the first full moon came later than that.
How many days are there between full moons in 2024?
The average is 29.53 days, but the gap varies because the Moon's orbit is elliptical. In 2024 the shortest gap between two full moons was 29 days 8 hours (Sturgeon Moon to Harvest Moon) and the longest 29 days 18 hours (Wolf Moon to Snow Moon).
When is the next blue moon after 2024?
The next blue moon in the calendar-month sense after 2024 is on Sunday, May 31, 2026. The next seasonal blue moon is on Thursday, May 20, 2027.