Moon Calendar
Full Moon Calendar 2023
Every Full Moon and New Moon of 2023, with its traditional name, zodiac sign and exact time.
Quick Answer
There are 13 Full Moons and 12 New Moons in 2023. The first Full Moon is the Wolf Moon on January 6 in Cancer, and the last is the Cold Moon on December 27 in Cancer. There is a Blue Moon (a second Full Moon in one month) on August 31. The Harvest Moon is on September 29. Two Full Moons are also a lunar eclipse: May 5 (Penumbral Lunar Eclipse) and October 28 (Partial Lunar Eclipse). Dates are in UTC; Moon names follow the US Eastern calendar month.
Full Moons 2023
Times switch to your time zone in the browser. Names follow the US Eastern calendar month.
| Date | Name | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | 16°22' Cancer | ||
| Snow Moon | 16°41' Leo | ||
| Worm Moon | 16°40' Virgo | ||
| Pink Moon | 16°07' Libra | ||
| Flower Moon | 14°58' Scorpio | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | |
| Strawberry Moon | 13°18' Sagittarius | ||
| Buck Moon | 11°19' Capricorn | ||
| Sturgeon Moon | 9°16' Aquarius | ||
| Blue Moon | 7°25' Pisces | Blue Moon (Sturgeon Moon month) | |
| Harvest Moon | 6°00' Aries | ||
| Hunter's Moon | 5°09' Taurus | Partial Lunar Eclipse | |
| Beaver Moon | 4°51' Gemini | ||
| Cold Moon | 4°58' Cancer |
New Moons 2023
| Date | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1°33' Aquarius | ||
| 1°22' Pisces | ||
| 0°50' Aries | ||
| 29°50' Aries | Total Solar Eclipse | |
| 28°25' Taurus | ||
| 26°43' Gemini | ||
| 24°56' Cancer | ||
| 23°17' Leo | ||
| 21°59' Virgo | ||
| 21°07' Libra | Annular Solar Eclipse | |
| 20°44' Scorpio | ||
| 20°40' 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 2023.
The Rest of the Sky
Questions About the Moons of 2023
When Are the Full Moons in 2023?
Wolf Moon: January 6, 2023 at 6:08 PM ET (23:08 UTC), in Cancer; Snow Moon: February 5, 2023 at 1:29 PM ET (18:29 UTC), in Leo; Worm Moon: March 7, 2023 at 7:41 AM ET (12:41 UTC), in Virgo; Pink Moon: April 6, 2023 at 12:35 AM ET (04:35 UTC), in Libra; Flower Moon: May 5, 2023 at 1:34 PM ET (17:34 UTC), in Scorpio; Strawberry Moon: June 3, 2023 at 11:42 PM ET (03:42 UTC on June 4), in Sagittarius; Buck Moon: July 3, 2023 at 7:39 AM ET (11:39 UTC), in Capricorn; Sturgeon Moon: August 1, 2023 at 2:32 PM ET (18:32 UTC), in Aquarius; Blue Moon: August 30, 2023 at 9:36 PM ET (01:36 UTC on August 31), in Pisces; Harvest Moon: September 29, 2023 at 5:58 AM ET (09:58 UTC), in Aries; Hunter's Moon: October 28, 2023 at 4:24 PM ET (20:24 UTC), in Taurus; Beaver Moon: November 27, 2023 at 4:16 AM ET (09:16 UTC), in Gemini; Cold Moon: December 26, 2023 at 7:33 PM ET (00:33 UTC on December 27), in Cancer.
When Are the New Moons in 2023?
January 21, 2023 at 3:53 PM ET (20:53 UTC), in Aquarius; February 20, 2023 at 2:06 AM ET (07:06 UTC), in Pisces; March 21, 2023 at 1:23 PM ET (17:23 UTC), in Aries; April 20, 2023 at 12:13 AM ET (04:13 UTC), in Aries; May 19, 2023 at 11:53 AM ET (15:53 UTC), in Taurus; June 18, 2023 at 12:37 AM ET (04:37 UTC), in Gemini; July 17, 2023 at 2:32 PM ET (18:32 UTC), in Cancer; August 16, 2023 at 5:38 AM ET (09:38 UTC), in Leo; September 14, 2023 at 9:40 PM ET (01:40 UTC on September 15), in Virgo; October 14, 2023 at 1:55 PM ET (17:55 UTC), in Libra; November 13, 2023 at 4:28 AM ET (09:28 UTC), in Scorpio; December 12, 2023 at 6:32 PM ET (23:32 UTC), in Sagittarius.
Is There a Blue Moon in 2023?
Yes. The Full Moon on August 30, 2023 at 9:36 PM ET (01:36 UTC on August 31) 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 2023?
The Harvest Moon, the Full Moon nearest the September equinox, is on September 29, 2023 at 5:58 AM ET (09:58 UTC), 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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