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Full moon names and their meanings
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11/22/2024
A full moon occurs roughly once every month. Each month's full moon has a different name and meaning.
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A full moon is the lunar phase when we see all of our natural satellite's daytime.
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It occurs roughly once every month.
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Each month's full moon has a special name, dating back to Native American tribes that
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kept track of the seasons this way.
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January's full moon is known as the wolf moon, named for the time of year when wolves
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are more likely to be heard howling.
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February is the month of the snow moon, when days are often cold with snow on the ground.
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March's full moon is called the worm moon, when earthworms begin to emerge from the ground
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in response to the changing season.
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April is home to the pink moon, named after the color of the wild ground phlox, which
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are among the first flowers to bloom in spring.
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If April showers bring May flowers, it's only fitting that May's full moon is called
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the flower moon.
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The full moon in June is known as the strawberry moon, because they are ready to harvest.
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Frequent thunderstorms in July give this month's full moon the nickname the thunder moon.
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August's full moon is named the sturgeon moon, after the largest freshwater fish in
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North America.
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The harvest moon is for the full moon, that rises closest to the September equinox, which
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farmers use to work into the night, harvesting crops.
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The hunter's moon always follows the harvest moon, the light which hunters used to gather
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meat for the winter.
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November's full moon is the beaver moon, after beavers that begin to prepare for winter.
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And lastly, December's full moon speaks for itself, the cold moon.
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Reporting for AccuWeather, I'm Jeff Cornish.
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