January: Hay Moon, Buck Moon, Thunder Moon, Mead Moonįebruary (mid-summer): Grain Moon, Sturgeon Moon, Red Moon, Wyrt Moon, Corn Moon, Dog Moon, Barley MoonĪpril: Harvest Moon, Hunter’s Moon, Blood Moon
#FULL MOON SCHEDULE 2021 FULL#
According to, these are common names for full moons south of the equator. In the Southern Hemisphere, where the seasons are switched, the Harvest Moon occurs in March and the Cold Moon is in June.
At least, that's how it works in the Northern Hemisphere. What you can see in this month's night skyįull moon names often correspond to seasonal markers, so a Harvest Moon occurs at the end of the growing season, in September or October, and the Cold Moon occurs in frosty December.
#FULL MOON SCHEDULE 2021 HOW TO#
How to observe the moon with a telescope If you're looking for binoculars or a telescope to observe the moon, check out our guides for the best binoculars and best telescopes. If you need imaging gear, consider our best cameras for astrophotography and best lenses for astrophotography to ensure you're ready for your next skywatching venture. You can prepare for the next full moon or eclipse with our guides on how to photograph the moon and how to photograph a lunar eclipse. You can also see where astronauts, rovers and landers have ventured with our Apollo landing sites observing guide. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full, and that alignment produces a lunar eclipse.Īnd sometimes - once in a blue moon - the moon is full twice in a month (or four times in a season, depending on which definition you prefer).įancy taking a more in-depth moonlit tour of our rocky companion? Our ultimate guide to observing the moon will help you plan your next skywatching venture whether it be exploring the lunar seas, mountainous terrain, or the many craters that blanket the landscape. We always see the same side of the moon, but part of it is in shadow, due to the moon's rotation. Most of the time, the full moon isn't perfectly full. Something strange will happen on Decemwhen the red planet Mars-just a few days after being the brightest it ever gets in our night sky-is covered-up by the full “Cold Moon.” The hour-long occultation is only visible from a narrow path across Earth, which includes North America and Europe.The full moon shows its face to Earth about once a month. When to see Mars occulted by the Moon in 2022 October 25 (also a partial solar eclipse visible from all of Europe, northeast Africa, the Middle East and central Asia).June 29 (Technically a “Micro Moon”-though the term is not popularly used).May 30 (also a partial solar eclipse visible from South America and Antarctica).April 30 (A “Black Moon”-the second New Moon in the same month).Only when the Moon is out of the night sky are they truly dark. However, the dates of the New Moon are most useful if you’re planning to do anywhere with dark skies and fancy doing some stargazing. It’s therefore not visible, though sometimes causes an eclipse of the Sun (which this year occur in May and October). New Moon is when our satellite is between the Earth and the Sun. When is the next New Moon? New Moon dates in 2022 Both events are observable from North America, but they are the last until 2025-so make sure you put the dates in your calendar. Here are the dates:ĭuring both events the Moon will turn a copper-red color for 84 minutes. Such events can only occur when the Earth is precisely between the Sun and the full Moon and our satellite cruises through Earth’s shadow cone in space. When is the next eclipse? Two of the full Moons listed above-May’s “Flower Moon” and November’s Frosty Moon” will also be total lunar eclipses. MORE FROM FORBES When Is The Next 'Blood Moon' Lunar Eclipse? Countdown Begins To North America's Twin Totalities In 2022 By Jamie Carter When is the next ‘Blood Moon’ total lunar eclipse in 2022? So by some calculations there are four supermoons in 2022-in May, June, July and August. However, definitions differ and some think a supermoon is so if it occurs within a specific distance from Earth. Why? The Moon orbits Earth on a slightly elliptical or egg-shaped orbit so there’s always going to be one full Moon per year that’s the closest. The biggest full Moon of the year occurs as the “Super Buck Moon” on July 13, 2022. October 9 – the full “Hunter’s Moon” (also a total lunar eclipse).July 13 – the full “Buck Moon” (also a “Supermoon”).
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