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2016 Moon Calendar

Every new moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter of 2016, with the traditional name of each of the 12 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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  • Last Quarter2 · 12:30 AM
  • New Moon9 · 8:30 PM
  • First Quarter16 · 6:26 PM
  • Full Moon23 · 8:46 PM
  • Last Quarter31 · 10:28 PM
February 2016
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  • New Moon8 · 9:39 AM
  • First Quarter15 · 2:46 AM
  • Full Moon22 · 1:20 PM
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  • Last Quarter1 · 6:11 PM
  • New Moon8 · 8:54 PM
  • First Quarter15 · 1:03 PM
  • Full Moon23 · 8:01 AM
  • Last Quarter31 · 11:17 AM
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  • New Moon7 · 7:24 AM
  • First Quarter13 · 11:59 PM
  • Full Moon22 · 1:24 AM
  • Last Quarter29 · 11:29 PM
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  • New Moon6 · 3:30 PM
  • First Quarter13 · 1:02 PM
  • Full Moon21 · 5:15 PM
  • Last Quarter29 · 8:12 AM
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  • New Moon4 · 11:00 PM
  • First Quarter12 · 4:10 AM
  • Full Moon20 · 7:02 AM
  • Last Quarter27 · 2:19 PM
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  • New Moon4 · 7:01 AM
  • First Quarter11 · 8:52 PM
  • Full Moon19 · 6:57 PM
  • Last Quarter26 · 7:00 PM
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  • New Moon2 · 4:45 PM
  • First Quarter10 · 2:21 PM
  • Full Moon18 · 5:27 AM
  • Last Quarter24 · 11:41 PM
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  • New Moon1 · 5:03 AM
  • First Quarter9 · 7:49 AM
  • Full Moon16 · 3:05 PM
  • Last Quarter23 · 5:56 AM
  • New Moon30 · 8:12 PM
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  • First Quarter9 · 12:33 AM
  • Full Moon16 · 12:23 AM
  • Last Quarter22 · 3:14 PM
  • New Moon30 · 1:38 PM
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  • First Quarter7 · 2:51 PM
  • Full Moon14 · 8:52 AM
  • Last Quarter21 · 3:33 AM
  • New Moon29 · 7:18 AM
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  • First Quarter7 · 4:03 AM
  • Full Moon13 · 7:06 PM
  • Last Quarter20 · 8:56 PM
  • New Moon29 · 1:53 AM

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

Full Moon Calendar 2016

Full moonDateWeekdayTime (ET)Note
Wolf MoonJanuary 23Saturday8:46 PM—
Snow MoonFebruary 22Monday1:20 PM—
Worm MoonMarch 23Wednesday8:01 AM—
Pink MoonApril 22Friday1:24 AM—
Flower MoonMay 21Saturday5:15 PMBlue Moon: third of four full moons this season
Strawberry MoonJune 20Monday7:02 AM—
Buck MoonJuly 19Tuesday6:57 PM—
Sturgeon MoonAugust 18Thursday5:27 AM—
Harvest MoonSeptember 16Friday3:05 PM—
Hunter's MoonOctober 16Sunday12:23 AM—
Beaver MoonNovember 14Monday8:52 AM—
Cold MoonDecember 13Tuesday7:06 PM—

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.

2016 Moon Calendar FAQ

How many full moons are in 2016?

2016 has 12 full moons and 13 new moons (US Eastern time). The first full moon is on Sat, Jan 23 and the last on Tue, Dec 13.

Is there a blue moon in 2016?

Yes: Sat, May 21 is the third of four full moons in one astronomical season, the older "seasonal" Blue Moon.

When is the Harvest Moon in 2016?

The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox. In 2016 it is on Fri, Sep 16 at 3:05 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 2016 Moon Calendar

The builder does not add moon phases on its own: open 2016, add the full moons you want as events (for example "Wolf Moon" on January 23), and export a PDF.

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