2022 has 12 full moons. The first is the Wolf Moon on Mon, January 17 and the last is the Cold Moon on Thu, December 8. All times computed with the Meeus lunar algorithm (accurate to the minute, UTC).
| Full moon | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| 🌕 Wolf Moon | Mon, January 17 | 23:50 UTC |
| 🌕 Snow Moon | Wed, February 16 | 16:58 UTC |
| 🌕 Worm Moon | Fri, March 18 | 07:19 UTC |
| 🌕 Pink Moon | Sat, April 16 | 18:56 UTC |
| 🌕 Flower Moon | Mon, May 16 | 04:15 UTC |
| 🌕 Strawberry Moon | Tue, June 14 | 11:53 UTC |
| 🌕 Buck Moon | Wed, July 13 | 18:39 UTC |
| 🌕 Sturgeon Moon | Fri, August 12 | 01:37 UTC |
| 🌕 Harvest Moon | Sat, September 10 | 10:00 UTC |
| 🌕 Hunter’s Moon | Sun, October 9 | 20:56 UTC |
| 🌕 Beaver Moon | Tue, November 8 | 11:03 UTC |
| 🌕 Cold Moon | Thu, December 8 | 04:09 UTC |
The new moon is the opposite of the full moon — the Moon sits between Earth and the Sun and its lit side faces away from us, so it is invisible. New moons in 2022: Jan 2, Feb 1, Mar 2, Apr 1, Apr 30, May 30, Jun 29, Jul 28, Aug 27, Sep 25, Oct 25, Nov 23, Dec 23.
Each month’s full moon has a traditional name from North American and European folklore — January’s Wolf Moon, June’s Strawberry Moon, October’s Hunter’s Moon, and so on.
A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a single calendar month — it happens because the 29.53-day lunar cycle is slightly shorter than most months. 2022 has the usual 12 full moons.
A Supermoon is a full moon that occurs when the Moon is near its closest point to Earth (perigee), making it look slightly larger and brighter. The full moon dates above are calculated to the minute in Universal Time (UTC) using the standard Meeus algorithm.