Next full moon: when it will be and all the full moons of 2023

The next full moon will occur on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 3:33 p.m. Spanish peninsular time. As you can see in the 2023 lunar calendar, this upcoming Full Moon is the second Full Moon of August and, like the first, the Sturgeon Moon that took place on August 1, it will be a spectacular supermoon.

Next We detail the dates of all the Full Moons of 2023 so you can keep them in mind and don’t miss them. We also tell you what those Moons are traditionally called, although you can expand that information and discover other details of each Moon month by month.

When is there a full moon in 2023

in 2023 we will have thirteen full moons, since two fall in the month of August. This is something that only happens every two or three years. The rest of the months all have a full moon.

The full moon of each month is known by a name from the Native American tradition, which is the most popular. Other cultures have also given them other names, almost always related to nature or their customs at that time of year.

The dates of the full moons that we provide correspond to those of the time zone of the Iberian Peninsula (UTC + 1). If you live in an area with a different time zone, there may be slight differences in the day on which there is a full moon.

Next full moon of January 2023: Saturday, January 7. This moon is called wolf moon, because it comes in the season when the wolves howl, hungry for the scarcity of food. Other names by which it is known are Ice Moon or Old Moon. The Celts also called it Moon of the Rowan, Silent Moon or Moon of being at home.Next full moon of February 2023: Sunday, February 5. In North America, snow covers the entire landscape, which is why it is known as snow moon. Hunger moon is another of its names, due to the scarcity of food at this time.Next full moon of March 2023: Tuesday, March 7. It is usually the last full moon of winter and is known as worm moon, for the marks left by the worms on the ground when the snow melts, although it receives other names such as Sap Moon, for the bleeding of the maples, or Body Moon. In India it coincides with the Holi festival.Next Full Moon of April 2023: Thursday, April 6. In American tradition it is known as pink april moon by the color of a flower that forms a blanket above the ground in early spring, the flower of the phlox moss. Other traditional names in Europe associated this Moon with everything that is born in spring, and hence names as suggestive as Egg Moon, New Shoot Moon or Seed Moon.Next full moon of May 2023: Friday, May 5. This is the flower moona Moon associated with the element of fire and with other curious names such as Moon of the hare, of planting corn or of milk (moon milk). In 2023, during the full Moon in May, a penumbral lunar eclipse will occur.Next full moon of June 2023: Sunday June 4. In North America the strawberry harvest marks the name of this strawberry moon. In Europe it is known more as honeymoon. See here more details about the Full Moon on June 4, 2023.Next Full Moon of July 2023: Monday, July 3. In honor of the male deer, which renew their antlers under the light of this Moon, it is called deer moon. It is also known as the Hay Moon, due to the hay harvest at this time in the Anglo-Saxon tradition, or the Full Thunder Moon, due to the probability of electrical storms at this time of year. This full Moon in July has the particularity in 2023 of being considered a supermoon, the first supermoon of the year.

Next Full Moon of August 2023: Tuesday August 1 and Thursday August 31 (Blue Moon). The full moon in August is traditionally known as sturgeon moon, since it is the moment in which this fish is most abundant in the great North American lakes. It also receives other names, such as Red Moon, due to the reddish hue it can take on due to the effect of summer mists, or Lynx Moon, in Celtic tradition. This year there is the particularity that we have two full moons in August and also supermoons! In other words, they are moons that appear larger and brighter than usual due to our satellite’s closeness to Earth. When two full moons occur in the same month, The second full moon of the same month is known as a blue moon.. See here more details about the blue Moon on the night of August 30 to 31, 2023.Next full moon of September 2023: Friday, September 29. is the call corn moonfor the harvest of this cereal, although this year 2023, as it is the full Moon closest to the autumnal equinox, it receives the specific name of full harvest moon. The full moon in September will also be a supermoon, the fourth and last of 2023.Next full moon of October 2023: Saturday, October 28. Every three years the October Moon is the one that falls closest to the autumnal equinox and those years are known as the Harvest Moon. If not, as is the case of this year 2023, it is known as hunter moon, for it is the hunting season for the fox and the deer, which cannot easily hide in the bare bush. In 2023 this full Moon is also accompanied by the fourth eclipse of 2023.Next Full Moon of November 2023: Monday, November 27. It is given the name of beaver moon because the beavers are very busy at this time building their shelters for the cold weather. Others have called it Dew Moon. For the Celts it was the Moon of the reeds or of mourning.Next Full Moon of December 2023: Wednesday, December 27. is the cold moon, the full moon that heralds winter in the northern hemisphere. It is normally the closest to the winter solstice, and for this reason it is also known as the Long Night Moon. Another traditional name for this moon is Oak Moon.

Next full moon of each month in 2024

We tell you when there is a full Moon in 2024 month by month, with the time at which the moment of illumination occurs at 100%:

Next Full Moon of January 2024: January 25, 2024 at 6:54 p.m.Next Full Moon of February 2024: February 24, 2024 at 1:31 p.m.Next Full Moon of March 2024: March 25, 2024 at 8:01 a.m.Next Full Moon of April 2024: April 24, 2024 at 01:51Next Full Moon of May 2024: May 23, 2024 at 3:55 p.m.Next Full Moon of June 2024: June 22, 2024 at 3:10Next Full Moon of July 2024: July 21, 2024 at 12:19 PMNext Full Moon of August 2024: August 19, 2024 at 8:28 p.m.Next Full Moon of September 2024: September 18, 2024 at 3:56Next Full Moon of October 2024: October 17, 2024 at 1:27 p.m.Next Full Moon of November 2024: November 15, 2024 at 10:29 p.m.Next Full Moon of December 2024: December 15, 2024 at 10:02