There are 13 full moons in 2034, including a blue moon on Monday, July 31. The first is the Wolf Moon on Wednesday, January 4 at 2:47 PM EST and the last is the Cold Moon on Monday, December 25.
Every full moon of 2034 with its traditional name; the names are explained below.
Date
Day
Time (ET)
Name
Notes
Wednesday
2:47 PM EST
🌕 Wolf Moon
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Friday
5:05 AM EST
🌕 Snow Moon
—
Saturday
9:10 PM EST
🌕 Worm Moon
—
Monday
3:19 PM EDT
🌕 Pink Moon
—
Wednesday
8:16 AM EDT
🌕 Flower Moon
—
Thursday
11:54 PM EDT
🌕 Strawberry Moon
—
Saturday
1:44 PM EDT
🌕 Buck Moon
—
Monday
1:54 AM EDT
🌕 Blue Moon
Blue moon second full moon of July
Tuesday
12:49 PM EDT
🌕 Sturgeon Moon
—
Wednesday
10:57 PM EDT
🌕 Harvest Moon
Closest full moon to the Sep 22 equinox
Friday
8:42 AM EDT
🌕 Hunter's Moon
First full moon after the Harvest Moon
Saturday
5:32 PM EST
🌕 Beaver Moon
—
Monday
3:54 AM EST
🌕 Cold Moon
—
New moons in 2034
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)
Friday
5:02 AM EST
Saturday
6:10 PM EST
Monday
6:14 AM EDT
Tuesday
3:26 PM EDT
Wednesday
11:12 PM EDT
Friday
6:26 AM EDT
Saturday
2:15 PM EDT
Sunday
11:53 PM EDT
Tuesday
12:14 PM EDT
Thursday
3:33 AM EDT
Friday
8:16 PM EST
Sunday
3:14 PM EST
All moon phases of 2034 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 20, 5:02 AM
🌓 Jan 27, 3:32 AM
🌕 Jan 4, 2:47 PM
🌗 Jan 12, 8:17 AM
February
🌑 Feb 18, 6:10 PM
🌓 Feb 25, 11:34 AM
🌕 Feb 3, 5:05 AM
🌗 Feb 11, 6:09 AM
March
🌑 Mar 20, 6:14 AM
🌓 Mar 26, 9:18 PM
🌕 Mar 4, 9:10 PM
🌗 Mar 13, 2:45 AM
April
🌑 Apr 18, 3:26 PM
🌓 Apr 25, 7:35 AM
🌕 Apr 3, 3:19 PM
🌗 Apr 11, 6:45 PM
May
🌑 May 17, 11:12 PM
🌓 May 24, 7:57 PM
🌕 May 3, 8:16 AM
🌗 May 11, 6:56 AM
June
🌑 Jun 16, 6:26 AM
🌓 Jun 23, 10:35 AM
🌕 Jun 1, 11:54 PM
🌗 Jun 9, 3:44 PM
July
🌑 Jul 15, 2:15 PM
🌓 Jul 23, 3:05 AM
🌕 Jul 1, 1:44 PM 🌕 Jul 31, 1:54 AM
🌗 Jul 8, 9:59 PM
August
🌑 Aug 13, 11:53 PM
🌓 Aug 21, 8:43 PM
🌕 Aug 29, 12:49 PM
🌗 Aug 7, 2:50 AM
September
🌑 Sep 12, 12:14 PM
🌓 Sep 20, 2:39 PM
🌕 Sep 27, 10:57 PM
🌗 Sep 5, 7:41 AM
October
🌑 Oct 12, 3:33 AM
🌓 Oct 20, 8:03 AM
🌕 Oct 27, 8:42 AM
🌗 Oct 4, 2:05 PM
November
🌑 Nov 10, 8:16 PM
🌓 Nov 18, 11:01 PM
🌕 Nov 25, 5:32 PM
🌗 Nov 2, 11:27 PM
December
🌑 Dec 10, 3:14 PM
🌓 Dec 18, 12:45 PM
🌕 Dec 25, 3:54 AM
🌗 Dec 2, 11:46 AM
Eclipses in 2034
2034 has 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
Total solar eclipse
6:17 AM EDT (10:17 UTC)
Africa, Europe, western Asia; total in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and China
Penumbral lunar eclipse (Pink Moon)
3:06 PM EDT (19:06 UTC)
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
Annular solar eclipse
12:18 PM EDT (16:18 UTC)
Central and South America; annular in Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil
Partial lunar eclipse (Harvest Moon)
10:46 PM EDT (02:46 UTC)
Americas, Europe, Africa
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 is already the next day in UTC and in Europe, and one shortly after midnight is still the previous evening on the US West Coast. Blue moons depend on the time zone for the same reason.
In 2034, these 3 full moons fall on a different date in UTC than in Eastern Time: Worm Moon (Mar 4 ET, Mar 5 UTC); Strawberry Moon (Jun 1 ET, Jun 2 UTC); Harvest Moon (Sep 27 ET, Sep 28 UTC).
Full moon
Pacific Time (PT)
UTC
Wolf Moon
Jan 4, 11:47 AM PST
Snow Moon
Feb 3, 2:05 AM PST
Worm Moon
Mar 4, 6:10 PM PST
Pink Moon
Apr 3, 12:19 PM PDT
Flower Moon
May 3, 5:16 AM PDT
Strawberry Moon
Jun 1, 8:54 PM PDT
Buck Moon
Jul 1, 10:44 AM PDT
Blue Moon
Jul 30, 10:54 PM PDT
Sturgeon Moon
Aug 29, 9:49 AM PDT
Harvest Moon
Sep 27, 7:57 PM PDT
Hunter's Moon
Oct 27, 5:42 AM PDT
Beaver Moon
Nov 25, 2:32 PM PST
Cold Moon
Dec 25, 12:54 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 2034 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.
Blue Moon: The second full moon in one calendar month.
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 does 2034 have 13 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 2034 the first full moon comes early enough.
How many days are there between full moons in 2034?
The average is 29.53 days, but the gap varies because the Moon's orbit is elliptical. In 2034 the shortest gap between two full moons is 29 days 9 hours (Harvest Moon to Hunter's Moon) and the longest 29 days 17 hours (Worm Moon to Pink Moon).
When is the next blue moon after 2034?
The next blue moon in the calendar-month sense after 2034 is on Saturday, January 31, 2037. The next seasonal blue moon is on Tuesday, May 22, 2035.