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Moon Names
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Names Given to the Moon by Other Cultures
A List of Full Moon Names that Include:
Native American, Chinese, Colonial American, English Medieval, Neo-Pagan and New Guinean.
Colonial American |
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January: |
Winter Moon |
July: |
Summer Moon |
February: |
Trapper's Moon |
August: |
Dog Day's Moon |
March: |
Fish Moon |
September: |
Harvest Moon |
April: |
Planter's Moon |
October: |
Hunter's Moon |
May: |
Milk Moon |
November: |
Beaver Moon |
June: |
Rose Moon |
December: |
Christmas Moon |
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Chinese |
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January: |
Holiday Moon |
July: |
Hungry Ghost Moon |
February: |
Budding Moon |
August: |
Harvest Moon |
March: |
Sleepy Moon |
September: |
Chrysanthemum Moon |
April: |
Peony Moon |
October: |
Kindly Moon |
May: |
Dragon Moon |
November: |
White Moon |
June: |
Lotus Moon |
December: |
Bitter Moon |
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American Indian (Cherokee) |
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January: |
Cold Moon |
July: |
Ripe Corn Moon |
February: |
Bony Moon |
August: |
Fruit Moon |
March: |
Windy Moon |
September: |
Nut Moon |
April: |
Flower Moon |
October: |
Harvest Moon |
May: |
Planting Moon |
November: |
Trading Moon |
June: |
Green Corn Moon |
December: |
Snow Moon |
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American Indian (Choctaw) |
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January: |
Cooking Moon |
July: |
Crane Moon |
February: |
Little Famine Moon |
August: |
Women's Moon |
March: |
Big Famine Moon |
September: |
Mulberry Moon |
April: |
Wildcat Moon |
October: |
Blackberry Moon |
May: |
Panther Moon |
November: |
Sassafras Moon |
June: |
Windy Moon |
December: |
Peach Moon |
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American Indian (Dakotah Sioux) |
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January: |
Moon of the Terrible |
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February: |
Moon of the Raccoon, Moon When Trees Pop |
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March: |
Moon When Eyes Are Sore from Bright Snow |
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April: |
Moon When Geese Return in Scattered Formation |
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May: |
Moon When Leaves Are Green, Moon To Plant |
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June: |
Moon When June Berries Are Ripe |
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July: |
Moon of the Middle Summer |
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August: |
Moon When All Things Ripen |
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September: |
Moon When The Calves Grow Hair |
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October: |
Moon When Quilling and Beading is Done |
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November: |
Moon When Horns Are Broken Off |
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December: |
Twelfth Moon |
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Celtic |
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January: |
Quite Moon |
July: |
Moon of Claiming |
February: |
Moon of Ice |
August: |
Dispute Moon |
March: |
Moon of Winds |
September: |
Singing Moon |
April: |
Growing Moon |
October: |
Harvest Moon |
May: |
Bright Moon |
November: |
Dark Moon |
June: |
Moon of Horses |
December: |
Cold Moon |
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English Medieval |
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January: |
Wolf Moon |
July: |
Mead Moon |
February: |
Storm Moon |
August: |
Corn Moon |
March: |
Chaste Moon |
September: |
Barley Moon |
April: |
Seed Moon |
October: |
Blood Moon |
May: |
Hare Moon |
November: |
Snow Moon |
June: |
Dyan Moon |
December: |
Oak Moon |
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Neo Pagan |
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January: |
Ice Moon |
July: |
Rose Moon |
February: |
Snow Moon |
August: |
Lightening Moon |
March: |
Death Moon |
September: |
Harvest Moon |
April: |
Awakening Moon |
October: |
Blood Moon |
May: |
Grass Moon |
November: |
Tree Moon |
June: |
Planting Moon |
December: |
Long Night Moon |
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New Guinea |
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Name: |
Rainbow Fish Moon |
Name: |
Black Trevally Moon |
Name: |
Parriotfish Moon |
Name: |
Open Sea Moon |
Name: |
Palolo Worm Moon |
Name: |
Tiger Shark Moon |
Name: |
Flying Fish Moon |
Name: |
Rain & Wind Moon |
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