Moon Phases 2026: Full Moon Calendar
There are 13 full moons in 2026, including a blue moon on Sunday, May 31. The first is the Wolf Moon on Saturday, January 3 at 5:03 AM EST and the last is the Cold Moon on Wednesday, December 23.
Updated · By the YearlyCalendar.org team
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon on Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 9:53 AM EST (in 19 days).
- New Moon
- First Quarter
- Full Moon
- Last Quarter
2026 Moon Phase Calendar (US Eastern Time)
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 2026
Every full moon of 2026 with its traditional name; the names are explained below.
| Date | Day | Time (ET) | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 5:03 AM EST | Wolf Moon | — | |
| Sunday | 5:09 PM EST | Snow Moon | — | |
| Tuesday | 6:38 AM EST | Worm Moon | — | |
| Wednesday | 10:12 PM EDT | Pink Moon | — | |
| Friday | 1:23 PM EDT | Flower Moon | — | |
| Sunday | 4:45 AM EDT | Blue Moon | Blue moon second full moon of May | |
| Monday | 7:57 PM EDT | Strawberry Moon | — | |
| Wednesday | 10:36 AM EDT | Buck Moon | — | |
| Friday | 12:18 AM EDT | Sturgeon Moon | — | |
| Saturday | 12:49 PM EDT | Harvest Moon | Closest full moon to the Sep 22 equinox | |
| Monday | 12:12 AM EDT | Hunter's Moon | First full moon after the Harvest Moon | |
| Tuesday | 9:53 AM EST | Beaver Moon | — | |
| Wednesday | 8:28 PM EST | Cold Moon | — |
New moons in 2026
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) |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 2:52 PM EST | |
| Tuesday | 7:01 AM EST | |
| Wednesday | 9:23 PM EDT | |
| Friday | 7:52 AM EDT | |
| Saturday | 4:01 PM EDT | |
| Sunday | 10:54 PM EDT | |
| Tuesday | 5:43 AM EDT | |
| Wednesday | 1:37 PM EDT | |
| Thursday | 11:27 PM EDT | |
| Saturday | 11:50 AM EDT | |
| Monday | 2:02 AM EST | |
| Tuesday | 7:52 PM EST |
All moon phases of 2026 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 18, 2:52 PM | Jan 25, 11:47 PM | Jan 3, 5:03 AM | Jan 10, 10:48 AM |
| February | Feb 17, 7:01 AM | Feb 24, 7:28 AM | Feb 1, 5:09 PM | Feb 9, 7:43 AM |
| March | Mar 18, 9:23 PM | Mar 25, 3:18 PM | Mar 3, 6:38 AM | Mar 11, 5:39 AM |
| April | Apr 17, 7:52 AM | Apr 23, 10:32 PM | Apr 1, 10:12 PM | Apr 10, 12:52 AM |
| May | May 16, 4:01 PM | May 23, 7:11 AM | May 1, 1:23 PM May 31, 4:45 AM | May 9, 5:10 PM |
| June | Jun 14, 10:54 PM | Jun 21, 5:55 PM | Jun 29, 7:57 PM | Jun 8, 6:00 AM |
| July | Jul 14, 5:43 AM | Jul 21, 7:06 AM | Jul 29, 10:36 AM | Jul 7, 3:29 PM |
| August | Aug 12, 1:37 PM | Aug 19, 10:46 PM | Aug 28, 12:18 AM | Aug 5, 10:21 PM |
| September | Sep 10, 11:27 PM | Sep 18, 4:44 PM | Sep 26, 12:49 PM | Sep 4, 3:51 AM |
| October | Oct 10, 11:50 AM | Oct 18, 12:13 PM | Oct 26, 12:12 AM | Oct 3, 9:25 AM |
| November | Nov 9, 2:02 AM | Nov 17, 6:48 AM | Nov 24, 9:53 AM | Nov 1, 3:28 PM |
| December | Dec 8, 7:52 PM | Dec 17, 12:43 AM | Dec 23, 8:28 PM | Dec 1, 1:09 AM Dec 30, 1:59 PM |
Monthly calendars for 2026:
Eclipses in 2026
2026 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.
| Date (ET) | Eclipse | Greatest eclipse | Visible from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annular solar eclipse | 7:12 AM EST (12:12 UTC) | Southern Argentina and Chile, southern Africa, Antarctica; annular in Antarctica | |
| Total lunar eclipse (Worm Moon) | 6:34 AM EST (11:34 UTC) | East Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas | |
| Total solar eclipse | 1:46 PM EDT (17:46 UTC) | Northern North America, western Africa, Europe; total in the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland and Spain | |
| Partial lunar eclipse (Sturgeon Moon) | 12:13 AM EDT (04:13 UTC) | Eastern Pacific, 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 2026, these 2 full moons fall on a different date in UTC than in Eastern Time: Pink Moon (Apr 1 ET, Apr 2 UTC); Cold Moon (Dec 23 ET, Dec 24 UTC).
| Full moon | Pacific Time (PT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | Jan 3, 2:03 AM PST | |
| Snow Moon | Feb 1, 2:09 PM PST | |
| Worm Moon | Mar 3, 3:38 AM PST | |
| Pink Moon | Apr 1, 7:12 PM PDT | |
| Flower Moon | May 1, 10:23 AM PDT | |
| Blue Moon | May 31, 1:45 AM PDT | |
| Strawberry Moon | Jun 29, 4:57 PM PDT | |
| Buck Moon | Jul 29, 7:36 AM PDT | |
| Sturgeon Moon | Aug 27, 9:18 PM PDT | |
| Harvest Moon | Sep 26, 9:49 AM PDT | |
| Hunter's Moon | Oct 25, 9:12 PM PDT | |
| Beaver Moon | Nov 24, 6:53 AM PST | |
| Cold Moon | Dec 23, 5:28 PM 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 2026 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.
- Blue Moon: The second full moon in one calendar month.
- 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 does 2026 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 2026 the first full moon comes early enough.
How many days are there between full moons in 2026?
The average is 29.53 days, but the gap varies because the Moon's orbit is elliptical. In 2026 the shortest gap between two full moons is 29 days 10 hours (Beaver Moon to Cold Moon) and the longest 29 days 15 hours (Flower Moon to Blue Moon).
When is the next blue moon after 2026?
The next blue moon in the calendar-month sense after 2026 is on Sunday, December 31, 2028. The next seasonal blue moon is on Thursday, May 20, 2027.