Full Moon Names
The Names of Full Moons

Here are the traditional names given to each month's full moon 
from the Old Farmer's Almanac


January
 Wolf Moon
February
Snow Moon
March
Worm Moon
April
Pink Moon
May
Flower Moon
June
Strawberry Moon
July
Buck Moon
August
Sturgeon Moon
September
Harvest Moon
October
Hunter's Moon
November
Beaver Moon
December
Cold Moon

Other Native North American Moon Names


January
  Snow Moon, Winter Moon, Frost on inside of Lodge Moon, Ice Moon
February
  Starving Moon, Storm Moon, Wind Moon, Trapper's Moon, Budding Time Moon, Elder Moon, Moon of Wind Scattering Leafs Over the Snow Crust, Black Bear Moon
March
  Maple Sugar Moon, Sap Moon, Strong Wind Moon, Chaste Moon, Moon of Wakening, Light Snow Moon, Flower Time Moon, Cactus Blossom Moon, Earth Cracks Moon, Rust Moon, Moon when Eyes are Sore from Bright Snow, Spring Moon, Strawberry Moon, Whispering Wind Moon, Windy Moon, Death Moon, Fish Moon, Sleepy Moon, Big Famine Moon
April
  Frog Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon, Seed Moon, Spring Moon, Wild Goose Moon, Deep Water Moon, Leaf Spread Moon, Big Wind Moon
May
  Planting Moon, Hare Moon, Flower Moon, Moon When the Ice Goes Out of the Rivers, Corn Planting Moon
June
  Honey Moon, Hot Moon, Berry Ripening Season Moon, Turning Moon, Rose Moon
July
  Raspberry Moon, Hay Moon, Mead Moon, Corn Tassel Moon, Thunder Moon, Whale Moon, Red Salmon Time Moon, Sun House Moon, Go Home Kachina Moon.
August
  Mating Moon, Grain Moon, Dog's Day Moon, Woodcutter's Moon, Chokeberry Moon, Summertime Moon
September
  Hunting Moon, Barley Moon, Cool Moon, Moon of Leaves Turning Color, Moon of Spiderwebs on the Ground, Big Feast Moon 
October
  Moon of Falling Leaves, Moon When the Water Freezes, Blood Moon, Moon of the Changing Seasons, Leaf Fall Moon, Basket Moon, Big Wind Moon
November
  Harvest Moon, Frosty Moon, Snow Moon, Autumn Time Moon, All Gathered Moon, Initiate Moon, Corn Moon, Moon of the Falling Leaves
December
  Oak Moon, Moon of the Popping Trees, Her Winter Houses Moon, Long Night Moon, Big Freezing Moon

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