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2018 Moon Calendar

Every new moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter of 2018, 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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  • Full Moon1 · 9:24 PM
  • Last Quarter8 · 5:25 PM
  • New Moon16 · 9:17 PM
  • First Quarter24 · 5:20 PM
  • Full Moon31 · 8:27 AM
February 2018
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  • Last Quarter7 · 10:54 AM
  • New Moon15 · 4:05 PM
  • First Quarter23 · 3:09 AM
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  • Full Moon1 · 7:51 PM
  • Last Quarter9 · 6:20 AM
  • New Moon17 · 9:12 AM
  • First Quarter24 · 11:35 AM
  • Full Moon31 · 8:37 AM
April 2018
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  • Last Quarter8 · 3:18 AM
  • New Moon15 · 9:57 PM
  • First Quarter22 · 5:46 PM
  • Full Moon29 · 8:58 PM
May 2018
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  • Last Quarter7 · 10:09 PM
  • New Moon15 · 7:48 AM
  • First Quarter21 · 11:49 PM
  • Full Moon29 · 10:20 AM
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  • Last Quarter6 · 2:32 PM
  • New Moon13 · 3:43 PM
  • First Quarter20 · 6:51 AM
  • Full Moon28 · 12:53 AM
July 2018
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  • Last Quarter6 · 3:51 AM
  • New Moon12 · 10:48 PM
  • First Quarter19 · 3:52 PM
  • Full Moon27 · 4:20 PM
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  • Last Quarter4 · 2:18 PM
  • New Moon11 · 5:58 AM
  • First Quarter18 · 3:49 AM
  • Full Moon26 · 7:56 AM
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  • Last Quarter2 · 10:37 PM
  • New Moon9 · 2:01 PM
  • First Quarter16 · 7:15 PM
  • Full Moon24 · 10:52 PM
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  • Last Quarter2 · 5:45 AM
  • New Moon8 · 11:47 PM
  • First Quarter16 · 2:02 PM
  • Full Moon24 · 12:45 PM
  • Last Quarter31 · 12:40 PM
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  • New Moon7 · 11:02 AM
  • First Quarter15 · 9:54 AM
  • Full Moon23 · 12:39 AM
  • Last Quarter29 · 7:19 PM
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  • New Moon7 · 2:20 AM
  • First Quarter15 · 6:49 AM
  • Full Moon22 · 12:49 PM
  • Last Quarter29 · 4:34 AM

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

Full Moon Calendar 2018

Full moonDateWeekdayTime (ET)Note
Wolf MoonJanuary 1Monday9:24 PM—
Blue MoonJanuary 31Wednesday8:27 AMBlue Moon: second full moon this month
Worm MoonMarch 1Thursday7:51 PM—
Blue MoonMarch 31Saturday8:37 AMBlue Moon: second full moon this month
Pink MoonApril 29Sunday8:58 PM—
Flower MoonMay 29Tuesday10:20 AM—
Strawberry MoonJune 28Thursday12:53 AM—
Buck MoonJuly 27Friday4:20 PM—
Sturgeon MoonAugust 26Sunday7:56 AM—
Harvest MoonSeptember 24Monday10:52 PM—
Hunter's MoonOctober 24Wednesday12:45 PM—
Beaver MoonNovember 23Friday12:39 AM—
Cold MoonDecember 22Saturday12:49 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.

2018 Moon Calendar FAQ

How many full moons are in 2018?

2018 has 13 full moons and 12 new moons (US Eastern time). The first full moon is on Mon, Jan 1 and the last on Sat, Dec 22.

Is there a blue moon in 2018?

Yes: Wed, Jan 31 is the second full moon of January, the popular "monthly" Blue Moon. Yes: Sat, Mar 31 is the second full moon of March, the popular "monthly" Blue Moon.

When is the Harvest Moon in 2018?

The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox. In 2018 it is on Mon, Sep 24 at 10:52 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 2018 Moon Calendar

The builder does not add moon phases on its own: open 2018, add the full moons you want as events (for example "Wolf Moon" on January 1), and export a PDF.

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