To end the year, November is often called the Beaver Moon as beavers tend to be the most active in that month. In 2020, the Blue Moon will occur on Halloween, making it even more extraordinary for moon fans. Hunter’s Moon is the term for October’s full moon otherwise, since it’s prime hunting season and the time when northern peoples would stock up on meat for the winter. In modern times, the Harvest Moon is in October, and in fact this happens every three years because the Harvest Moon is based on the equinox, not the calendar. September’s moon is called the Corn Moon, though the Farmer’s Almanac used to refer to it as the Harvest Moon based on the Anglo-Saxon term. The importance of the harvest and it’s relation to the moons grows stronger in the autumn. The Anglo-Saxons called it the Grain Moon, and some called it the Barley Moon or Green Corn Moon. The Algonquin tribes called it Sturgeon Moon as the lakes filled with fish. Since July often has many thunderstorms, Thunder Moon is another term for July’s full moon.Īugust, the last full month of summer, has many names related to food and bounty. Continuing the new season’s growth, July is often called Buck Moon because male deer’s antlers start growing around this time. Mead Moon is another name, as fermenting started earlier in the year to produce a proper drink. June is called the Strawberry Moon as that month is the peak of the season. As mentioned earlier, farmers like full moons because they can work under its light if the sky is clear. The less romantic but more practical Corn Planting Moon is another name. Whereas April’s moon is for one flower, May’s full moon is called the Flower Moon to signify the massive bloom following April’s rainfall. The more common name for April’s moon in modern times is Pink Moon, as pink phlox flowers bloom that month. Continuing the Easter theme, an old Anglo-Saxon term for April’s full moon was Paschal Moon, in reference to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As the name implies, the Lenten Moon is the only full moon to occur during Lent.
Many names are attributed to March’s moon, such Crow Moon, Sap Moon for maple syrup season, and the old Anglo-Saxon term Lenten Moon. March’s full moon is called the Worm Moon to signify the return of earthworms in the winter thaw as the season’s transition. Some Native American tribes call it a Hunger Moon due to scarce food supplies. February’s moon is usually called the Snow Moon since it tends to snow a lot in February. The early Catholic Church incorporated pagan holidays into their calendar to help conversion, which is why they coincide with holidays like Yule or solstice celebrations. It can also be called the Moon after Yule, in reference to the pagan holiday of Yule supplanted by Christmas. January’s full moon is often referred to as the Wolf Moon. Each moon of the year has its own name and connotations depending on the season. About every nineteen years, the opposite occurs, in that February will not have a full moon. The thirteenth full moon is called a blue moon. 2020 is notable in that it will not have twelve full moons, but thirteen. Full moons have captured imaginations across cultures and time, and many cultures have named the various full moons. The very word “lunacy” stems from people’s ideas of mental stability and the moon’s phases.
The full moon has been affiliated with harvests, festivals, wolves, and insanity.
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