The Different Full Moons Of 2026: Part 1
- Joshua Kane
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We have a lot of fascinating full moons in 2026 . . . Here are the dates for them!
Jan. 3: Wolf Moon.
Feb. 1: Snow Moon.
March 3: Worm Moon.
April 1: Pink Moon.
May 1: Flower Moon.
May 31: Blue Moon.
June 29: Strawberry Moon
These are a bunch of cool moons but how did they get their name? That’s what this article is about!
Jan. 3rd: The Wolf Moon.
The wolf moon is the first full moon of the calendar year. The wolf moon got its name because the wolves are more active with their howling in these early days of the year. Despite popular belief wolves do NOT howl at the moon. They howl to communicate with other wolves!
Feb. 1st: The Snow Moon
“The February Full Moon is named after the snow on the ground. Some Native American tribes named this the Hungry Moon or the Bear Moon.” The snow moon is named after the abundant snowfall in the Northern Hemisphere.
March 3rd: The Worm Moon
The worm moon signifies the thawing of the ground and when the earthworms start to show up. Birds also start to return around the time of this moon.
April 1st: The Pink Moon
The pink moon is the full moon in… well… April. The moon is not named for its color, it is named for the blossoming of flowers. It is also the first full moon of spring (Fun fact: Easter is always the Sunday after this moon). It is also called the Budding moon, the breaking ice moon and the paschal moon.
May 1st: The Flower moon
It is the name for the full moon of May. It signals the peak spring in the northern hemisphere. It also signals when flowers start blooming abundantly. But as you saw at the top of the article, this isn’t the only full moon in May.
May 31st: Blue moon
I won’t spend a lot of your time talking about the blue moon, we all know it’s the second full moon in a month, but they don’t come often. They only appear every 2 to 3 years!
June 29th: The Strawberry moon
It will mark the peak ripening of June bearing wild strawberries. It also signifies the start of summer and it is usually low in the sky.
This is only the first half of the year! I’ll see you next week to go over the cool moons visible August-December!
