Full moon names

Full Moon Names

January ~ Storm Moon
A storm is said to rage most fiercely just
before it ends, and the year usually follows suit.

February ~ Chaste Moon
The antiquated word for pure reflects the
custom of greeting the new year with a clear soul.

March ~ Seed Moon
Sowing season and
symbol of the start of the new year.

April ~ Hare Moon
The sacred animal was associated
in Roman legends with springtime and fertility.

May ~ Dyad Moon
The Latin word for a pair refers to the twin
stars of the constellation of Castor and Pollux.

June ~ Mead Moon
During late June and most of July the
meadows, or meads, were mowed for hay.

July ~ Wort Moon
When the sun
was in Leo, the worts
(from the Anglo-Saxon wyrt plant)
were gathered to be dried and stored.

August ~ Barley Moon
Persephone, virgin Goddess of rebirth,
carries a sheaf of barley as a symbol of the harvest.

September ~ Blood Moon
Marking the season when domestic
animals were sacrificed for winter provisions.
Libra's full moon occasionally became the Wine Moon
when a grapeharvest was expected to produce a superior vintage.

October ~ Snow Moon
Scorpio heralds the dark season when
the sun is at it's lowest and the first snows fly.

November ~ Oak Moon
The sacred tree of the Druids and the Roman
God Jupiter is most noble as it withstands winter storms.

December ~ Wolf Moon
The fearsome nocturnal animal
represents the "night" of the year.

The Blue Moon ~ Variable
A Blue Moon occurs when
the moon with its 28 day cycle appears
twice within the same calendar month, due to that
month's 31 day duration. Many consider the Blue Moon
to be a goal moon where you set specific goals for yourself.

The Black Moon ~ Variable
A Black Moon occurs when there
are two dark cycles of the moon in any given
calendar month. It is believed that the second dark
moon of a time of great power within the spiritual world
and any magick worked during this time is especially powerful.