Full Moon Names

January -- Storm Moon

A storm is said to rage most fiercely just before it ends, and the year usually follows suit.

February -- Chaste Moon

The antiquated word for pure reflects the custom of greeting the new year with a clear soul.

March -- Seed Moon

Sowing season and symbol of the start of the new year.

April -- Hare Moon

The sacred animal was associated in Roman legends with springtime and fertility.

May -- Dyad Moon

The Latin word for a pair refers to the twin stars of the constellation of Castor and Pollux.

June -- Mead Moon

During late June and most of July the meadows, or meads, were mowed for hay.

July -- Wort Moon

When the sun was in Leo, the worts (from the Anglo-Saxon wyrt plant) were gathered to be dried and stored.

August -- Barley Moon

Persephone, virgin Goddess of rebirth, carries a sheaf of barley as a symbol of the harvest.

September -- Blood Moon

Marking the season when domestic animals were sacrificed for winter provisions. Libra's full moon occasionally became the Wine Moon when a grape harvest was expected to produce a superior vintage.

October -- Snow Moon

Scorpio heralds the dark season when the sun is at iss lowest and the first snows fly.

November -- Oak Moon

The sacred tree of the Druids and the Roman God Jupiter is most noble as it withstands winter storms.

December -- Wolf Moon

The fearsome nocturnal animal represents the "night" of the year.

The Blue Moon -- Variable A Blue Moon occurs when the moon with its 28 day cycle appears twice within the same calendar month, due to that month's 31 day duration. Many consider the Blue Moon to be a goal moon where you set specific goals for yourself.

The Black Moon -- Variable A Black Moon occurs when there are two dark cycles of the moon in any given calendar month. It is believed that the second dark moon of a time of great power within the spiritual world and any magick worked during this time is especially powerful.