Moon Calendar
Full Moon Calendar 2016
Every Full Moon and New Moon of 2016, with its traditional name, zodiac sign and exact time.
Quick Answer
There are 12 Full Moons and 13 New Moons in 2016. The first Full Moon is the Wolf Moon on January 24 in Leo, and the last is the Cold Moon on December 14 in Gemini. There is no Blue Moon in 2016. The Harvest Moon is on September 16. Two Full Moons are also a lunar eclipse: March 23 (Penumbral Lunar Eclipse) and September 16 (Penumbral Lunar Eclipse). Dates are in UTC; Moon names follow the US Eastern calendar month.
Full Moons 2016
Times switch to your time zone in the browser. Names follow the US Eastern calendar month.
| Date | Name | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | 3°29' Leo | ||
| Snow Moon | 3°33' Virgo | ||
| Worm Moon | 3°17' Libra | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | |
| Pink Moon | 2°31' Scorpio | ||
| Flower Moon | 1°14' Sagittarius | ||
| Strawberry Moon | 29°32' Sagittarius | ||
| Buck Moon | 27°40' Capricorn | ||
| Sturgeon Moon | 25°52' Aquarius | ||
| Harvest Moon | 24°20' Pisces | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | |
| Hunter's Moon | 23°14' Aries | ||
| Beaver Moon | 22°37' Taurus | ||
| Cold Moon | 22°25' Gemini |
New Moons 2016
| Date | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 19°13' Capricorn | ||
| 19°16' Aquarius | ||
| 18°56' Pisces | Total Solar Eclipse | |
| 18°04' Aries | ||
| 16°41' Taurus | ||
| 14°53' Gemini | ||
| 12°53' Cancer | ||
| 10°58' Leo | ||
| 9°21' Virgo | Annular Solar Eclipse | |
| 8°15' Libra | ||
| 7°44' Scorpio | ||
| 7°43' Sagittarius | ||
| 7°59' Capricorn |
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 2016.
The Rest of the Sky
Questions About the Moons of 2016
When Are the Full Moons in 2016?
Wolf Moon: January 23, 2016 at 8:46 PM ET (01:46 UTC on January 24), in Leo; Snow Moon: February 22, 2016 at 1:20 PM ET (18:20 UTC), in Virgo; Worm Moon: March 23, 2016 at 8:01 AM ET (12:01 UTC), in Libra; Pink Moon: April 22, 2016 at 1:24 AM ET (05:24 UTC), in Scorpio; Flower Moon: May 21, 2016 at 5:15 PM ET (21:15 UTC), in Sagittarius; Strawberry Moon: June 20, 2016 at 7:02 AM ET (11:02 UTC), in Sagittarius; Buck Moon: July 19, 2016 at 6:57 PM ET (22:57 UTC), in Capricorn; Sturgeon Moon: August 18, 2016 at 5:27 AM ET (09:27 UTC), in Aquarius; Harvest Moon: September 16, 2016 at 3:05 PM ET (19:05 UTC), in Pisces; Hunter's Moon: October 16, 2016 at 12:23 AM ET (04:23 UTC), in Aries; Beaver Moon: November 14, 2016 at 8:52 AM ET (13:52 UTC), in Taurus; Cold Moon: December 13, 2016 at 7:06 PM ET (00:06 UTC on December 14), in Gemini.
When Are the New Moons in 2016?
January 9, 2016 at 8:31 PM ET (01:31 UTC on January 10), in Capricorn; February 8, 2016 at 9:39 AM ET (14:39 UTC), in Aquarius; March 8, 2016 at 8:55 PM ET (01:55 UTC on March 9), in Pisces; April 7, 2016 at 7:24 AM ET (11:24 UTC), in Aries; May 6, 2016 at 3:30 PM ET (19:30 UTC), in Taurus; June 4, 2016 at 11:00 PM ET (03:00 UTC on June 5), in Gemini; July 4, 2016 at 7:01 AM ET (11:01 UTC), in Cancer; August 2, 2016 at 4:45 PM ET (20:45 UTC), in Leo; September 1, 2016 at 5:03 AM ET (09:03 UTC), in Virgo; September 30, 2016 at 8:12 PM ET (00:12 UTC on October 1), in Libra; October 30, 2016 at 1:38 PM ET (17:38 UTC), in Scorpio; November 29, 2016 at 7:18 AM ET (12:18 UTC), in Sagittarius; December 29, 2016 at 1:53 AM ET (06:53 UTC), in Capricorn.
Is There a Blue Moon in 2016?
No. No calendar month in 2016 has two Full Moons in US Eastern time.
When Is the Harvest Moon in 2016?
The Harvest Moon, the Full Moon nearest the September equinox, is on September 16, 2016 at 3:05 PM ET (19:05 UTC), in Pisces.
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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