Get ready to mark your calendars for the celestial events of 2024! The upcoming year will offer sky gazers the chance to witness 12 full moons, including two supermoons, a blue moon, and two lunar eclipses. Each full moon has a unique name that reflects its agricultural past, making the sight of the full moon rising as an orb at dusk a celestial view that’s hard to beat.
In 2024, there will be two supermoons, occurring when the moon’s monthly perigee, or closest point to Earth, coincides with its full phase, and one seasonal blue moon, the third full moon of four occurring between an equinox and a solstice. However, there will be fewer full moons in 2024 than in 2023 due to the lunar year lasting only 354 days, resulting in 12 full moons for the year.
Here are the dates and times for the full moons of 2024, including the most commonly used names in North America:
- Thursday, Jan. 25: Wolf Moon (17:54 UTC/12:54 p.m. ET)
- Saturday, Feb. 24: Snow Moon (12:30 UTC/7:30 a.m. ET)
- Monday, March 25: Worm Moon (07:00 UTC/3:00 a.m. ET) — also a penumbral lunar eclipse
- Tuesday, April 23: Pink Moon (23:48 UTC/7:48 p.m. ET)
- Thursday, May 23: Flower Moon (13:53 UTC/9:53 a.m. ET)
- Friday, June 21: Strawberry Moon (01:07 UTC/9:07 p.m. ET)
- Sunday, July 21: Buck Moon (10:17 UTC/6:17 a.m. ET)
- Monday, Aug. 19 Sturgeon Moon (18:25 UTC/2:25 p.m. ET) — also a supermoon and a blue moon
- Wednesday, Sept. 18: Harvest Moon (02:34 UTC/10:34 p.m. ET) — also a supermoon and a partial lunar eclipse
- Thursday, Oct. 17: Hunter’s Moon (11:26 UTC/7:26 a.m. ET) — also a supermoon
- Friday, Nov. 15: Beaver Moon (21:28 UTC/4:28 p.m. ET) — also a supermoon
- Sunday, Dec. 15: Cold Moon (09:01 UTC/4:01 a.m. ET)
Additionally, 2024 will feature two lunar eclipses, offering another stunning celestial event for sky watchers to look forward to.
