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2024 has 12 full moons, 4 supermoons and 4 eclipses: 2 solar and 2 lunar.
Key dates of the year, from January to December. Dates and times in UTC.
Each day shows the moon at midday (12:00 UTC) and, below, the percentage illuminated. New moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter days are highlighted; the orange line marks good fishing days by moon phase. Dates and times in UTC.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | 265 | 356 | 447 | 537 | 628 | |
| 719 | 811 | 95 | 102 | 110 | 122 | 136 |
| 1413 | 1521 | 1632 | 1743 | 1854 | 1965 | 2074 |
| 2183 | 2290 | 2395 | 2498 | 25100 | 2699 | 2797 |
| 2893 | 2988 | 3081 | 3173 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | 255 | 345 | ||||
| 435 | 525 | 616 | 79 | 83 | 90 | 101 |
| 114 | 1210 | 1318 | 1427 | 1538 | 1649 | 1759 |
| 1869 | 1978 | 2086 | 2192 | 2296 | 2399 | 24100 |
| 2599 | 2697 | 2792 | 2887 | 2979 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | 262 | |||||
| 352 | 441 | 531 | 621 | 712 | 85 | 91 |
| 100 | 112 | 127 | 1314 | 1423 | 1533 | 1643 |
| 1753 | 1863 | 1973 | 2081 | 2188 | 2293 | 2397 |
| 2499 | 25100 | 2699 | 2796 | 2891 | 2984 | 3076 |
| 3167 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | 246 | 335 | 425 | 515 | 68 | |
| 72 | 80 | 91 | 104 | 1110 | 1218 | 1327 |
| 1437 | 1547 | 1657 | 1766 | 1875 | 1983 | 2089 |
| 2194 | 2298 | 23100 | 24100 | 2598 | 2694 | 2788 |
| 2880 | 2971 | 3061 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | 239 | 328 | 418 | |||
| 510 | 64 | 71 | 80 | 93 | 107 | 1114 |
| 1222 | 1331 | 1441 | 1550 | 1660 | 1769 | 1877 |
| 1985 | 2091 | 2196 | 2299 | 23100 | 2499 | 2596 |
| 2690 | 2783 | 2874 | 2964 | 3053 | 3141 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | ||||||
| 220 | 312 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 85 |
| 910 | 1017 | 1125 | 1234 | 1343 | 1453 | 1562 |
| 1671 | 1779 | 1887 | 1993 | 2097 | 2199 | 22100 |
| 2397 | 2492 | 2585 | 2676 | 2766 | 2855 | 2943 |
| 3032 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 214 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 61 | |
| 73 | 87 | 913 | 1020 | 1128 | 1237 | 1346 |
| 1455 | 1565 | 1674 | 1782 | 1889 | 1995 | 2099 |
| 21100 | 2298 | 2394 | 2487 | 2579 | 2668 | 2757 |
| 2846 | 2935 | 3025 | 3116 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 24 | 31 | ||||
| 40 | 51 | 64 | 79 | 815 | 922 | 1030 |
| 1139 | 1249 | 1359 | 1468 | 1578 | 1686 | 1793 |
| 1898 | 19100 | 2099 | 2196 | 2289 | 2381 | 2471 |
| 2560 | 2649 | 2738 | 2828 | 2919 | 3012 | 316 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 20 | 30 | 42 | 55 | 610 | 717 |
| 824 | 933 | 1043 | 1153 | 1263 | 1373 | 1482 |
| 1590 | 1696 | 1799 | 18100 | 1997 | 2092 | 2184 |
| 2274 | 2364 | 2453 | 2543 | 2633 | 2724 | 2816 |
| 299 | 305 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 57 | ||
| 612 | 719 | 827 | 937 | 1047 | 1158 | 1268 |
| 1378 | 1487 | 1594 | 1699 | 17100 | 1898 | 1994 |
| 2087 | 2179 | 2269 | 2359 | 2448 | 2539 | 2629 |
| 2721 | 2814 | 298 | 304 | 311 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 21 | |||||
| 34 | 48 | 515 | 623 | 732 | 842 | 953 |
| 1064 | 1175 | 1284 | 1392 | 1497 | 15100 | 1699 |
| 1796 | 1891 | 1983 | 2075 | 2165 | 2256 | 2346 |
| 2437 | 2528 | 2620 | 2713 | 287 | 293 | 301 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 22 | 35 | 411 | 518 | 627 | 737 |
| 849 | 960 | 1071 | 1181 | 1289 | 1395 | 1499 |
| 15100 | 1698 | 1794 | 1888 | 1981 | 2073 | 2164 |
| 2254 | 2345 | 2436 | 2527 | 2619 | 2712 | 286 |
| 292 | 300 | 311 |
Dates and times in UTC. With the UTC time alongside when your time zone is different.
| Phase | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Last quarter | Thu Jan 4 | 3:31 am3:31 am UTC |
| New moon | Thu Jan 11 | 11:58 am11:58 am UTC |
| First quarter | Thu Jan 18 | 3:53 am3:53 am UTC |
| Full moon | Thu Jan 25 | 5:55 pm5:55 pm UTC |
| Last quarter | Fri Feb 2 | 11:19 pm11:19 pm UTC |
| New moon | Fri Feb 9 | 11:00 pm11:00 pm UTC |
| First quarter | Fri Feb 16 | 3:02 pm3:02 pm UTC |
| Full moon | Sat Feb 24 | 12:31 pm12:31 pm UTC |
| Last quarter | Sun Mar 3 | 3:24 pm3:24 pm UTC |
| New moon | Sun Mar 10 | 9:01 am9:01 am UTC |
| First quarter | Sun Mar 17 | 4:11 am4:11 am UTC |
| Full moon | Mon Mar 25 | 7:01 am7:01 am UTC |
| Last quarter | Tue Apr 2 | 3:15 am3:15 am UTC |
| New moon | Mon Apr 8 | 6:21 pm6:21 pm UTC |
| First quarter | Mon Apr 15 | 7:14 pm7:14 pm UTC |
| Full moon | Tue Apr 23 | 11:50 pm11:50 pm UTC |
| Last quarter | Wed May 1 | 11:28 am11:28 am UTC |
| New moon | Wed May 8 | 3:22 am3:22 am UTC |
| First quarter | Wed May 15 | 11:49 am11:49 am UTC |
| Full moon | Thu May 23 | 1:54 pm1:54 pm UTC |
| Last quarter | Thu May 30 | 5:13 pm5:13 pm UTC |
| New moon | Thu Jun 6 | 12:38 pm12:38 pm UTC |
| First quarter | Fri Jun 14 | 5:19 am5:19 am UTC |
| Full moon | Sat Jun 22 | 1:08 am1:08 am UTC |
| Last quarter | Fri Jun 28 | 9:54 pm9:54 pm UTC |
| Phase | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| New moon | Fri Jul 5 | 10:58 pm10:58 pm UTC |
| First quarter | Sat Jul 13 | 10:49 pm10:49 pm UTC |
| Full moon | Sun Jul 21 | 10:18 am10:18 am UTC |
| Last quarter | Sun Jul 28 | 2:52 am2:52 am UTC |
| New moon | Sun Aug 4 | 11:14 am11:14 am UTC |
| First quarter | Mon Aug 12 | 3:19 pm3:19 pm UTC |
| Full moon | Mon Aug 19 | 6:26 pm6:26 pm UTC |
| Last quarter | Mon Aug 26 | 9:26 am9:26 am UTC |
| New moon | Tue Sep 3 | 1:56 am1:56 am UTC |
| First quarter | Wed Sep 11 | 6:06 am6:06 am UTC |
| Full moon | Wed Sep 18 | 2:35 am2:35 am UTC |
| Last quarter | Tue Sep 24 | 6:50 pm6:50 pm UTC |
| New moon | Wed Oct 2 | 6:50 pm6:50 pm UTC |
| First quarter | Thu Oct 10 | 6:56 pm6:56 pm UTC |
| Full moon | Thu Oct 17 | 11:27 am11:27 am UTC |
| Last quarter | Thu Oct 24 | 8:04 am8:04 am UTC |
| New moon | Fri Nov 1 | 12:48 pm12:48 pm UTC |
| First quarter | Sat Nov 9 | 5:56 am5:56 am UTC |
| Full moon | Fri Nov 15 | 9:29 pm9:29 pm UTC |
| Last quarter | Sat Nov 23 | 1:29 am1:29 am UTC |
| New moon | Sun Dec 1 | 6:22 am6:22 am UTC |
| First quarter | Sun Dec 8 | 3:27 pm3:27 pm UTC |
| Full moon | Sun Dec 15 | 9:02 am9:02 am UTC |
| Last quarter | Sun Dec 22 | 10:19 pm10:19 pm UTC |
| New moon | Mon Dec 30 | 10:27 pm10:27 pm UTC |
The year's 12 full moons with their traditional names, their distance from Earth and whether they are a supermoon, micromoon or blue moon.
| Date | Name | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, January 25 5:55 pm5:55 pm UTC | Wolf Moon | 249,161 mi |
| Saturday, February 24 12:31 pm12:31 pm UTC | Snow Moon micromoon | 252,219 mi |
| Monday, March 25 7:01 am7:01 am UTC | Worm Moon eclipse | 251,893 mi |
| Tuesday, April 23 11:50 pm11:50 pm UTC | Pink Moon | 248,404 mi |
| Thursday, May 23 1:54 pm1:54 pm UTC | Flower Moon | 242,728 mi |
| Saturday, June 22 1:08 am1:08 am UTC | Strawberry Moon | 236,141 mi |
| Sunday, July 21 10:18 am10:18 am UTC | Buck Moon | 229,856 mi |
| Monday, August 19 6:26 pm6:26 pm UTC | Sturgeon Moon supermoon | 224,911 mi |
| Wednesday, September 18 2:35 am2:35 am UTC | Harvest Moon supermooneclipse | 222,125 mi |
| Thursday, October 17 11:27 am11:27 am UTC | Hunter's Moon supermoon | 222,051 mi |
| Friday, November 15 9:29 pm9:29 pm UTC | Beaver Moon supermoon | 224,851 mi |
| Sunday, December 15 9:02 am9:02 am UTC | Cold Moon | 230,150 mi |
The names are the traditional North American ones, which follow the Northern Hemisphere seasons. The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox, and the Hunter's Moon is the next one.
We call it a supermoon when a full moon falls within about a day and a half of a perigee (the point of the orbit closest to Earth) under 225,000 miles (362,000 km): it looks slightly bigger and brighter. That's a strict definition, since there is no official one and every list uses its own. Under the broader 90% rule that NASA uses (a full moon at least 90% of the way to perigee), 2024 has the same ones. A micromoon is the opposite: near an apogee beyond 251,700 miles (405,000 km). Why lists count differently
A blue moon is the second full moon in the same calendar month (using UTC dates). It doesn't change color.
The moon's orbit isn't a circle: every month it passes a point closest to Earth (perigee) and a point farthest away (apogee).
| Perigee / Apogee | Date | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Apogee | Mon Jan 1 | 251,591 mi |
| Perigee | Sat Jan 13 | 225,095 mi |
| Apogee | Mon Jan 29 | 252,131 mi |
| Perigee | Sat Feb 10 | 222,500 miat new moon |
| Apogee | Sun Feb 25 | 252,464 miat full moon |
| Perigee | Sun Mar 10 | 221,758 miclosest of the year · at new moon |
| Apogee | Sat Mar 23 | 252,453 mi |
| Perigee | Sun Apr 7 | 222,973 miat new moon |
| Apogee | Sat Apr 20 | 252,036 mi |
| Perigee | Sun May 5 | 225,654 mi |
| Apogee | Fri May 17 | 251,424 mi |
| Perigee | Sun Jun 2 | 228,722 mi |
| Apogee | Fri Jun 14 | 251,074 mi |
| Perigee | Thu Jun 27 | 229,457 mi |
| Perigee / Apogee | Date | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Apogee | Fri Jul 12 | 251,251 mi |
| Perigee | Wed Jul 24 | 226,742 mi |
| Apogee | Fri Aug 9 | 251,832 mi |
| Perigee | Wed Aug 21 | 223,809 miat full moon |
| Apogee | Thu Sep 5 | 252,400 mi |
| Perigee | Wed Sep 18 | 222,001 miat full moon |
| Apogee | Wed Oct 2 | 252,590 mifarthest of the year · at new moon |
| Perigee | Thu Oct 17 | 221,932 miat full moon |
| Apogee | Tue Oct 29 | 252,371 mi |
| Perigee | Thu Nov 14 | 223,755 miat full moon |
| Apogee | Tue Nov 26 | 251,844 mi |
| Perigee | Thu Dec 12 | 227,018 mi |
| Apogee | Tue Dec 24 | 251,328 mi |
Distance from the center of the Earth to the center of the moon. The exact time of perigee and apogee varies by a few minutes between orbit models, because the distance barely changes around those points.
Dates and times in UTC.
A lunar eclipse can be seen from the whole half of the Earth where the moon is above the horizon; a solar eclipse only from part of the planet. A penumbral eclipse barely dims the moon and is hard to notice.
Never look directly at the sun, with the naked eye or through binoculars, even during a partial eclipse: use certified eclipse glasses (ISO 12312-2).
According to solunar theory, fish feed more on the days around the new moon and the full moon: about three or four days each time. These are those days for every month of the year (by the phase at 12:00 UTC; in your time zone it can shift by a day).
| Month | New moon | Full moon | Times by place |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10–12 | 24–27 | Solunar calendar (January) › |
| February | 8–11 | 22–26 | Solunar calendar (February) › |
| March | 9–11 | 23–27 | Solunar calendar (March) › |
| April | 7–10 | 22–25 | Solunar calendar (April) › |
| May | 6–9 | 21–25 | Solunar calendar (May) › |
| June | 5–8 | 20–23 | Solunar calendar (June) › |
| July | 4–7 | 20–22 | Solunar calendar (July) › |
| August | 2–6 | 18–21 | Solunar calendar (August) › |
| September | 1–4 and 30 | 16–19 | Solunar calendar (September) › |
| October | 1–4 and 30–31 | 16–18 | Solunar calendar (October) › |
| November | 1–3 and 29–30 | 14–17 | Solunar calendar (November) › |
| December | 1–2 and 29–31 | 14–16 | Solunar calendar (December) › |
The times of the major and minor periods depend on the place: the solunar calendar gives them for your beach or harbor, with an extra point on days when they line up with sunrise or sunset.
New and full moons bring spring tides; when the moon is also near perigee, they're the biggest of the year (perigean spring tides, or king tides). They arrive one or two days after the phase.
It depends a lot on where you are: two cities in the same country can be more than an hour apart. That's why it isn't here. Look it up on the moon page for your beach, harbor or town, with local times, solunar periods and the phase for each day.
The first full moon of 2024 is on Thursday, January 25 at 5:55 pm UTC, and the last one is on Sunday, December 15.
2024 has 12 full moons: Jan 25, Feb 24, Mar 25, Apr 23, May 23, Jun 22, Jul 21, Aug 19, Sep 18, Oct 17, Nov 15, and Dec 15.
They have traditional North American names: Wolf Moon (Jan 25), Snow Moon (Feb 24), Worm Moon (Mar 25), Pink Moon (Apr 23), Flower Moon (May 23), Strawberry Moon (Jun 22), Buck Moon (Jul 21), Sturgeon Moon (Aug 19), Harvest Moon (Sep 18), Hunter's Moon (Oct 17), Beaver Moon (Nov 15), and Cold Moon (Dec 15).
There are 4 eclipses: penumbral lunar eclipse on March 25, total solar eclipse on April 8, partial lunar eclipse on September 18, and annular solar eclipse on October 2.
Penumbral lunar eclipse on March 25: from New York, visible throughout; from Los Angeles, visible throughout. Total solar eclipse on April 8: from New York, partial: 90% of the sun covered, peak at 7:26 pm UTC; from Los Angeles, partial: 49% of the sun covered, peak at 6:12 pm UTC. Partial lunar eclipse on September 18: from New York, visible throughout; from Los Angeles, visible throughout.
2024 has 4 supermoons: August 19, September 18, October 17, and November 15. The closest full moon of the year is on October 17, at 222,051 mi.
At perigee on March 10, at 221,758 mi. The farthest point of the year is the apogee on October 2, at 252,590 mi.
The days around the new moon and the full moon, about eight a month. In January, for example: 10–12 and 24–27. The biggest spring tides of the year come with the new moon on February 9, the new moon on March 10, the new moon on April 8, the full moon on August 19, the full moon on September 18, the full moon on October 17, and the full moon on November 15. The times of the solunar periods depend on the place.
Phases are calculated in UTC, to within about a minute, and the page converts them to your device's time, daylight saving time included. Depending on your time zone, a phase can fall a day earlier or later than in UTC.
Our own calculation with astronomy-engine, by Don Cross: phases, distances, eclipses and where they can be seen, to within about a minute (checked against NASA tables). The path of totality of solar eclipses comes from the NASA catalog (Fred Espenak). Data sources