2023 has 13 full moons. The first is the Wolf Moon on Fri, January 6 and the last is the Cold Moon on Wed, December 27. All times computed with the Meeus lunar algorithm (accurate to the minute, UTC).
| Full moon | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| 🌕 Wolf Moon | Fri, January 6 | 23:09 UTC |
| 🌕 Snow Moon | Sun, February 5 | 18:30 UTC |
| 🌕 Worm Moon | Tue, March 7 | 12:42 UTC |
| 🌕 Pink Moon | Thu, April 6 | 04:36 UTC |
| 🌕 Flower Moon | Fri, May 5 | 17:35 UTC |
| 🌕 Strawberry Moon | Sun, June 4 | 03:43 UTC |
| 🌕 Buck Moon | Mon, July 3 | 11:40 UTC |
| 🌕 Sturgeon Moon | Tue, August 1 | 18:33 UTC |
| 🌕 Blue Moon | Thu, August 31 | 01:37 UTC |
| 🌕 Harvest Moon | Fri, September 29 | 09:59 UTC |
| 🌕 Hunter’s Moon | Sat, October 28 | 20:25 UTC |
| 🌕 Beaver Moon | Mon, November 27 | 09:17 UTC |
| 🌕 Cold Moon | Wed, December 27 | 00:34 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 2023: Jan 21, Feb 20, Mar 21, Apr 20, May 19, Jun 18, Jul 17, Aug 16, Sep 15, Oct 14, Nov 13, Dec 12.
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. 2023 has 13 full moons, so there is a Blue Moon this year.
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.