Moon Names by Full Moons

Pink Moon The name Pink Moon comes from the pink flowers – phlox – that bloom in spring. Other names for this Full Moon are Sprouting Grass Moon, Fish Moon, Hare Moon, Egg Moon, and Paschal Moon.

Flower Moon The Full Moon in May is known as the Flower Moon. Other names include the Corn Planting Moon, and the Milk Moon, while some named it the Hare Moon.

Strawberry Moon The wild strawberries that start to ripen during early summer gave name to the Full Moon in June. Other names are Rose Moon, Hot Moon, and Mead Moon.

Buck Moon after the new antlers that emerge from buck's foreheads around this time of the year. It is also called Thunder Moon, Hay Moon, and Wort Moon.

Sturgeon Moon after North America's largest fish, the lake sturgeon. Other names for this Full Moon include Grain Moon, Green Corn Moon, Fruit Moon, and Barley Moon.

Harvest Moon The Full Moon closest to the September equinox is called the Harvest Moon, and it is either in September or October.

Hunter Moon Traditionally, people in the Northern Hemisphere spent the month of October preparing for the coming winter by hunting, slaughtering and preserving meats for use as food. This led to October’s Full Moon being called the Hunter’s Moon and the Dying Grass Moon