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2012 Moon Calendar

Every new moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter of 2012, with the traditional name of each of the 13 full moons. Dates and times are US Eastern time, computed with the lunar phase algorithm in Jean Meeus's Astronomical Algorithms and checked against the US Naval Observatory.

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  • First Quarter1 · 1:15 AM
  • Full Moon9 · 2:30 AM
  • Last Quarter16 · 4:08 AM
  • New Moon23 · 2:39 AM
  • First Quarter30 · 11:10 PM
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  • Full Moon7 · 4:54 PM
  • Last Quarter14 · 12:04 PM
  • New Moon21 · 5:35 PM
  • First Quarter29 · 8:22 PM
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  • Full Moon8 · 4:40 AM
  • Last Quarter14 · 9:25 PM
  • New Moon22 · 10:37 AM
  • First Quarter30 · 3:41 PM
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  • Full Moon6 · 3:19 PM
  • Last Quarter13 · 6:50 AM
  • New Moon21 · 3:18 AM
  • First Quarter29 · 5:58 AM
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  • Full Moon5 · 11:35 PM
  • Last Quarter12 · 5:47 PM
  • New Moon20 · 7:47 PM
  • First Quarter28 · 4:16 PM
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  • Full Moon4 · 7:12 AM
  • Last Quarter11 · 6:41 AM
  • New Moon19 · 11:02 AM
  • First Quarter26 · 11:30 PM
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  • Full Moon3 · 2:52 PM
  • Last Quarter10 · 9:48 PM
  • New Moon19 · 12:24 AM
  • First Quarter26 · 4:56 AM
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  • Full Moon1 · 11:27 PM
  • Last Quarter9 · 2:55 PM
  • New Moon17 · 11:54 AM
  • First Quarter24 · 9:54 AM
  • Full Moon31 · 9:58 AM
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  • Last Quarter8 · 9:15 AM
  • New Moon15 · 10:11 PM
  • First Quarter22 · 3:41 PM
  • Full Moon29 · 11:19 PM
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  • Last Quarter8 · 3:33 AM
  • New Moon15 · 8:02 AM
  • First Quarter21 · 11:32 PM
  • Full Moon29 · 3:50 PM
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  • Last Quarter6 · 7:36 PM
  • New Moon13 · 5:08 PM
  • First Quarter20 · 9:31 AM
  • Full Moon28 · 9:46 AM
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  • Last Quarter6 · 10:32 AM
  • New Moon13 · 3:42 AM
  • First Quarter20 · 12:19 AM
  • Full Moon28 · 5:21 AM

Times are US Eastern (EST or EDT), rounded to the minute.

Full Moon Calendar 2012

Full moonDateWeekdayTime (ET)Note
Wolf MoonJanuary 9Monday2:30 AM—
Snow MoonFebruary 7Tuesday4:54 PM—
Worm MoonMarch 8Thursday4:40 AM—
Pink MoonApril 6Friday3:19 PM—
Flower MoonMay 5Saturday11:35 PM—
Strawberry MoonJune 4Monday7:12 AM—
Buck MoonJuly 3Tuesday2:52 PM—
Sturgeon MoonAugust 1Wednesday11:27 PM—
Blue MoonAugust 31Friday9:58 AMBlue Moon: second full moon this month
Harvest MoonSeptember 29Saturday11:19 PM—
Hunter's MoonOctober 29Monday3:50 PM—
Beaver MoonNovember 28Wednesday9:46 AM—
Cold MoonDecember 28Friday5:21 AM—

The names are the traditional ones listed by The Old Farmer's Almanac, one per calendar month. Two depend on the September equinox instead: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the equinox and the Hunter's Moon is the one after it, so in years when the Harvest Moon falls in October, September keeps the name Corn Moon. Supermoons are not marked, because there is no single agreed distance at which a full moon counts as one.

The Four Moon Phases

🌑 New moon:
the Moon is between Earth and Sun and its lit side faces away from us. It is not visible.
🌓 First quarter:
about a week later, the right half is lit (seen from the Northern Hemisphere). Visible in the afternoon and evening.
🌕 Full moon:
the Moon is opposite the Sun and fully lit. It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise.
🌗 Last quarter:
the left half is lit. It rises around midnight and is visible in the morning.

Why Dates Differ Between Calendars

A moon phase is an instant, not a day: it happens at the same moment worldwide, and the calendar date depends on the time zone. The average cycle from one new moon to the next is 29.53 days, so most years have 12 full moons and some have 13. This calendar uses US Eastern time; a European or Australian moon calendar can show the same phase one day later.

2012 Moon Calendar FAQ

How many full moons are in 2012?

2012 has 13 full moons and 12 new moons (US Eastern time). The first full moon is on Mon, Jan 9 and the last on Fri, Dec 28.

Is there a blue moon in 2012?

Yes: Fri, Aug 31 is the second full moon of August, the popular "monthly" Blue Moon.

When is the Harvest Moon in 2012?

The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox. In 2012 it is on Sat, Sep 29 at 11:19 PM ET.

Which time zone are these moon phase dates in?

All dates and times are US Eastern time, adjusted for daylight saving time. A phase happens at the same instant everywhere, so in Pacific time it is three hours earlier on the clock, and a phase shortly after midnight Eastern falls on the previous day in Central, Mountain and Pacific time.

Print a 2012 Moon Calendar

The builder does not add moon phases on its own: open 2012, add the full moons you want as events (for example "Wolf Moon" on January 9), and export a PDF.

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