Moon Phases 2028: Full Moon Calendar
There are 13 full moons in 2028, including a blue moon on Sunday, December 31. The first is the Wolf Moon on Tuesday, January 11 at 11:03 PM EST and the last is the Blue Moon on Sunday, December 31.
Updated · By the YearlyCalendar.org team
- New Moon
- First Quarter
- Full Moon
- Last Quarter
2028 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 | 29 |
| 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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| 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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| 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 |
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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🌕 |
Full moon calendar 2028
Every full moon of 2028 with its traditional name; the names are explained below.
| Date | Day | Time (ET) | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 11:03 PM EST | Wolf Moon | — | |
| Thursday | 10:04 AM EST | Snow Moon | — | |
| Friday | 8:06 PM EST | Worm Moon | — | |
| Sunday | 6:27 AM EDT | Pink Moon | — | |
| Monday | 3:49 PM EDT | Flower Moon | — | |
| Wednesday | 2:09 AM EDT | Strawberry Moon | — | |
| Thursday | 2:11 PM EDT | Buck Moon | — | |
| Saturday | 4:10 AM EDT | Sturgeon Moon | — | |
| Sunday | 7:48 PM EDT | Corn Moon | — | |
| Tuesday | 12:25 PM EDT | Harvest Moon | Closest full moon to the Sep 22 equinox | |
| Thursday | 5:17 AM EDT | Hunter's Moon | First full moon after the Harvest Moon | |
| Friday | 8:40 PM EST | Cold Moon | — | |
| Sunday | 11:48 AM EST | Blue Moon | Blue moon second full moon of December |
New moons in 2028
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) |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 10:12 AM EST | |
| Friday | 5:37 AM EST | |
| Sunday | 12:31 AM EDT | |
| Monday | 3:47 PM EDT | |
| Wednesday | 4:16 AM EDT | |
| Thursday | 2:27 PM EDT | |
| Friday | 11:02 PM EDT | |
| Sunday | 6:44 AM EDT | |
| Monday | 2:24 PM EDT | |
| Tuesday | 10:57 PM EDT | |
| Thursday | 8:18 AM EST | |
| Friday | 9:06 PM EST |
All moon phases of 2028 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 26, 10:12 AM | Jan 4, 8:40 PM | Jan 11, 11:03 PM | Jan 18, 2:26 PM |
| February | Feb 25, 5:37 AM | Feb 3, 2:10 PM | Feb 10, 10:04 AM | Feb 17, 3:08 AM |
| March | Mar 26, 12:31 AM | Mar 4, 4:02 AM | Mar 10, 8:06 PM | Mar 17, 7:23 PM |
| April | Apr 24, 3:47 PM | Apr 2, 3:15 PM | Apr 9, 6:27 AM | Apr 16, 12:37 PM |
| May | May 24, 4:16 AM | May 1, 10:26 PM May 31, 3:37 AM | May 8, 3:49 PM | May 16, 6:43 AM |
| June | Jun 22, 2:27 PM | Jun 29, 8:10 AM | Jun 7, 2:09 AM | Jun 15, 12:27 AM |
| July | Jul 21, 11:02 PM | Jul 28, 1:40 PM | Jul 6, 2:11 PM | Jul 14, 4:57 PM |
| August | Aug 20, 6:44 AM | Aug 26, 9:36 PM | Aug 5, 4:10 AM | Aug 13, 7:45 AM |
| September | Sep 18, 2:24 PM | Sep 25, 9:10 AM | Sep 3, 7:48 PM | Sep 11, 8:46 PM |
| October | Oct 17, 10:57 PM | Oct 25, 12:53 AM | Oct 3, 12:25 PM | Oct 11, 7:57 AM |
| November | Nov 16, 8:18 AM | Nov 23, 7:15 PM | Nov 2, 5:17 AM | Nov 9, 4:26 PM |
| December | Dec 15, 9:06 PM | Dec 23, 4:45 PM | Dec 1, 8:40 PM Dec 31, 11:48 AM | Dec 9, 12:39 AM |
Monthly calendars for 2028:
Eclipses in 2028
2028 has 2 solar and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partial lunar eclipse (Wolf Moon) | 11:13 PM EST (04:13 UTC) | Americas, Europe, Africa | |
| Annular solar eclipse | 10:08 AM EST (15:08 UTC) | Eastern North America, Central and South America, western Europe, northwest Africa; annular in Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, Spain and Portugal | |
| Partial lunar eclipse (Buck Moon) | 2:20 PM EDT (18:20 UTC) | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia | |
| Total solar eclipse | 10:55 PM EDT (02:55 UTC) | Southeast Asia, East Indies, Australia, New Zealand; total in Australia and New Zealand | |
| Total lunar eclipse (Blue Moon) | 11:52 AM EST (16:52 UTC) | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific |
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 2028, these 3 full moons fall on a different date in UTC than in Eastern Time: Wolf Moon (Jan 11 ET, Jan 12 UTC); Worm Moon (Mar 10 ET, Mar 11 UTC); Cold Moon (Dec 1 ET, Dec 2 UTC).
| Full moon | Pacific Time (PT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | Jan 11, 8:03 PM PST | |
| Snow Moon | Feb 10, 7:04 AM PST | |
| Worm Moon | Mar 10, 5:06 PM PST | |
| Pink Moon | Apr 9, 3:27 AM PDT | |
| Flower Moon | May 8, 12:49 PM PDT | |
| Strawberry Moon | Jun 6, 11:09 PM PDT | |
| Buck Moon | Jul 6, 11:11 AM PDT | |
| Sturgeon Moon | Aug 5, 1:10 AM PDT | |
| Corn Moon | Sep 3, 4:48 PM PDT | |
| Harvest Moon | Oct 3, 9:25 AM PDT | |
| Hunter's Moon | Nov 2, 2:17 AM PDT | |
| Cold Moon | Dec 1, 5:40 PM PST | |
| Blue Moon | Dec 31, 8:48 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 2028 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.
- Corn Moon: Corn is ready to harvest.
- 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.
- Cold Moon: Winter cold sets in and nights are at their longest.
- Blue Moon: The second full moon in one calendar month.
Frequently asked questions
Why does 2028 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 2028 the first full moon comes early enough.
How many days are there between full moons in 2028?
The average is 29.53 days, but the gap varies because the Moon's orbit is elliptical. In 2028 the shortest gap between two full moons is 29 days 9 hours (Worm Moon to Pink Moon) and the longest 29 days 16 hours (Harvest Moon to Hunter's Moon).
When is the next blue moon after 2028?
The next blue moon in the calendar-month sense after 2028 is on Tuesday, September 30, 2031. The next seasonal blue moon is on Thursday, August 23, 2029.