Full Moon Names

January:  Storm Moon

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

February: Chased Moon

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

March: Seed Moon

                Sewing season and symbol of the start of a 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 Caster and Pollux.

June: Mead Moon

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

July: Wart Moon

When the sun was in Leo, the warts (fr; the Anglo-Saxon wurt 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 reason when domestic animals were sacrificed for winter provisions. Libra’s full moon occasionally became the wine moon when a grape harvest was expected to produce superior vintage.

October: Snow Moon

                Scorpio heralds the dark season when the sun is at its lowest, and the first snow fly.

November: Oak Moon

The sacred trees of the Druids and the roman god Jupiter si most noble as it withstands winter storms.

December: Wolf Moon

                The fearsome nocturnal animal represents the “night” of the year.

 The Blue Moon: Variable

                Occurs when the moon with its 28 day cycle appears twice within the same calendar month.

The 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 majick worked during this time is especially powerful.