Moon Calendar
Full Moon Calendar 2012
Every Full Moon and New Moon of 2012, with its traditional name, zodiac sign and exact time.
Quick Answer
There are 13 Full Moons and 12 New Moons in 2012. The first Full Moon is the Wolf Moon on January 9 in Cancer, and the last is the Cold Moon on December 28 in Cancer. There is a Blue Moon (a second Full Moon in one month) on August 31. The Harvest Moon is on September 30. Two Full Moons are also a lunar eclipse: June 4 (Partial Lunar Eclipse) and November 28 (Penumbral Lunar Eclipse). Dates are in UTC; Moon names follow the US Eastern calendar month.
Full Moons 2012
Times switch to your time zone in the browser. Names follow the US Eastern calendar month.
| Date | Name | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | 18°26' Cancer | ||
| Snow Moon | 18°31' Leo | ||
| Worm Moon | 18°13' Virgo | ||
| Pink Moon | 17°23' Libra | ||
| Flower Moon | 16°01' Scorpio | ||
| Strawberry Moon | 14°14' Sagittarius | Partial Lunar Eclipse | |
| Buck Moon | 12°14' Capricorn | ||
| Sturgeon Moon | 10°15' Aquarius | ||
| Blue Moon | 8°34' Pisces | Blue Moon (Sturgeon Moon month) | |
| Harvest Moon | 7°22' Aries | ||
| Hunter's Moon | 6°48' Taurus | ||
| Beaver Moon | 6°47' Gemini | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | |
| Cold Moon | 7°06' Cancer |
New Moons 2012
| Date | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2°41' Aquarius | ||
| 2°42' Pisces | ||
| 2°22' Aries | ||
| 1°35' Taurus | ||
| 0°20' Gemini | Annular Solar Eclipse | |
| 28°43' Gemini | ||
| 26°55' Cancer | ||
| 25°08' Leo | ||
| 23°37' Virgo | ||
| 22°32' Libra | ||
| 21°56' Scorpio | Total Solar Eclipse | |
| 21°45' Sagittarius |
The Moon Today
For today's sign, phase and void-of-course times, see the Moon right now. Eclipse details for the year are on Eclipses 2012.
The Rest of the Sky
Questions About the Moons of 2012
When Are the Full Moons in 2012?
Wolf Moon: January 9, 2012 at 2:30 AM ET (07:30 UTC), in Cancer; Snow Moon: February 7, 2012 at 4:54 PM ET (21:54 UTC), in Leo; Worm Moon: March 8, 2012 at 4:40 AM ET (09:40 UTC), in Virgo; Pink Moon: April 6, 2012 at 3:19 PM ET (19:19 UTC), in Libra; Flower Moon: May 5, 2012 at 11:35 PM ET (03:35 UTC on May 6), in Scorpio; Strawberry Moon: June 4, 2012 at 7:12 AM ET (11:12 UTC), in Sagittarius; Buck Moon: July 3, 2012 at 2:52 PM ET (18:52 UTC), in Capricorn; Sturgeon Moon: August 1, 2012 at 11:28 PM ET (03:28 UTC on August 2), in Aquarius; Blue Moon: August 31, 2012 at 9:58 AM ET (13:58 UTC), in Pisces; Harvest Moon: September 29, 2012 at 11:19 PM ET (03:19 UTC on September 30), in Aries; Hunter's Moon: October 29, 2012 at 3:50 PM ET (19:50 UTC), in Taurus; Beaver Moon: November 28, 2012 at 9:46 AM ET (14:46 UTC), in Gemini; Cold Moon: December 28, 2012 at 5:21 AM ET (10:21 UTC), in Cancer.
When Are the New Moons in 2012?
January 23, 2012 at 2:39 AM ET (07:39 UTC), in Aquarius; February 21, 2012 at 5:35 PM ET (22:35 UTC), in Pisces; March 22, 2012 at 10:37 AM ET (14:37 UTC), in Aries; April 21, 2012 at 3:19 AM ET (07:19 UTC), in Taurus; May 20, 2012 at 7:47 PM ET (23:47 UTC), in Gemini; June 19, 2012 at 11:02 AM ET (15:02 UTC), in Gemini; July 19, 2012 at 12:24 AM ET (04:24 UTC), in Cancer; August 17, 2012 at 11:55 AM ET (15:55 UTC), in Leo; September 15, 2012 at 10:11 PM ET (02:11 UTC on September 16), in Virgo; October 15, 2012 at 8:03 AM ET (12:03 UTC), in Libra; November 13, 2012 at 5:08 PM ET (22:08 UTC), in Scorpio; December 13, 2012 at 3:42 AM ET (08:42 UTC), in Sagittarius.
Is There a Blue Moon in 2012?
Yes. The Full Moon on August 31, 2012 at 9:58 AM ET (13:58 UTC) is the second Full Moon of its calendar month in US Eastern time. In other time zones the month can differ.
When Is the Harvest Moon in 2012?
The Harvest Moon, the Full Moon nearest the September equinox, is on September 29, 2012 at 11:19 PM ET (03:19 UTC on September 30), in Aries.
Where Do the Full Moon Names Come From?
The names (Wolf, Snow, Worm, Pink, Flower, Strawberry, Buck, Sturgeon, Corn, Hunter's, Beaver and Cold) are traditional North American names popularized by farmers' almanacs. They belong to the month, not to the zodiac sign the Moon is in.
Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?
Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.
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