When is the next full Moon?

What is a full Moon? A full Moon happens whilst the Moon appears as a whole circle in the sky. We see it as a full orb due to the fact the complete of the aspect of the Moon facing the Earth is lit up by using the Sun's rays.

The Moon produces no visible mild of its own, so we can best see the elements of the Moon which might be lit up with the aid of other objects.

A small amount of mild comes from remote stars and the mirrored image of mild from the Earth (referred to as 'Earthshine').

The Moon appears as specific shapes inside the sky relying on its 'phase', from new Moon to complete Moon via 'waxing' (growing) and 'waning' (shrinking) moons. These phases are decided with the aid of the relative positions of the Sun, Earth and Moon.

How often does a full Moon occur?

A full Moon occurs more or less every 29.5 days. This is the period of

time it takes for the Moon to go through one complete lunar segment cycle.

Is there a full Moon every month?

The Moon’s phases and the months of the year are inextricably related - the phrase 'month' even takes its root from the phrase 'moon'.

A month become at the beginning described to be both 29 or 30 days, roughly equal to the 29.Five-day lunar cycle. However, a number of our calendar months have been later padded out with more days, just so 12 months might make up one entire 365-day solar 12 months.

Because our contemporary calendar isn’t quite in keeping with the Moon’s phases, occasionally we get multiple full Moon in a month. This is generally called a blue moon.

Full Moon calendar 2023:

Full Moon date and time Full Moon name

6 Janueriod of

time it takes for the Moon to go through one complete lunar segment cycle.

Is there a full Moon every month?

The Moon’s phases and the months of the year are inextricably related - the phrase 'month' even takes its root from the phrase 'moon'.

A month become at the beginning described to be both 29 or 30 days, roughly equal to the 29.Five-day lunar cycle. However, a number of our calendar months have been later padded out with more days, just so 12 months might make up one entire 365-day solar 12 months.

Because our contemporary calendar isn’t quite in keeping with the Moon’s phases, occasionally we get multiple full Moon in a month. This is generally called a blue moon.

Full Moon calendar 2023:

ary (11.07pm) Wolf Moon

5 February (6.28pm) Snow Moon

7 March (12.40pm) Worm Moon

6 April (5.34am) Pink Moon

5 May (6.34pm) Flower Moon (total lunar eclipse)

4 June (4.41am) Strawberry Moon (supermoon)

3 July (12.38pm) Buck Moon

1 August (7.31pm)

Sturgeon Moon

31 August (2.35am) Blue Moon

29 September (10.57am) Corn/Harvest Moon

28 October (9.24pm) Hunter's Moon

27 November (9.16am) Beaver Moon

27 December (12.33am) Cold Moon

All times show the time of the full Moon at the Royal Observatory's home in London, either in GMT or BST depending on the time of year. For full details see the 2023 Guide to the Night Sky

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