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February’s full Snow Moon reaches peak illumination at 1:30 P.M. EST on Sunday, February 5. It will be below the horizon at this time, so for the best view of this moon, look for it later on in the day; it will drift above the horizon in the east around sunset and reach its highest point in the sky around midnight.

January’s full Wolf Moon reaches peak illumination on Friday, January 6, at 6:09 P.M. EST. Look for the Moon to rise from the northeastern horizon around sunset. During a full moon, the Moon is located on the opposite side of the Earth to the Sun so the face of the Moon facing towards the Earth will be completely illuminated by the Sun’s rays.

December’s full Moon is most commonly known as the Cold Moon—a Mohawk name that conveys the frigid conditions of this time of year, when cold weather truly begins to grip us.

This year, November’s Beaver Moon is accompanied by a total lunar eclipse! During a lunar eclipse, the moon, sun, and earth stand in a line with the earth in the middle, causing our planet’s shadow to be cast onto the moon. This gives the full Moon a reddish, coppery hue, as well as the nickname “Blood Moon.” Read more about what a Blood Moon is—and isn’t.

Look for September’s 2022 full Harvest Moon to appear just after sunset on Friday, September 9th. It reaches peak illumination at 5:58 A.M. Eastern Time on Saturday the 10th, drifting below the horizon shortly thereafter.

August’s full moon will appear on the night of Thursday, August 11, reaching peak illumination at 7:36 P.M. Mountain Time. On either of these nights, look toward the southeast after sunset to catch a glimpse of the Sturgeon Moon rising.