Moon phase information:

CURRENT MOON

Here’s a list of New and Full Moon dates for 2012. Times are in GMT (Universal Time):-

Full moon dates for 2012

The table to the left shows the American names for this year’s full moons. Here is a list of the old English names for the full moons throughout the year:-

January – Early Winter - Old Moon
February – Mid Winter – Wolf Moon
March – Late Winter – Lenten Moon

VERNAL EQUINOX

April – Early Spring – Egg Moon
May – Mid Spring – Milk Moon
June – Late Spring - Flower Moon

SUMMER SOLSTICE

July – Early Summer – Hay Moon
August – Mid Summer – Grain Moon
September – Late Summer - Corn Moon

AUTUMNAL EQUINOX

October – Early Autumn - Harvest Moon
November – Mid Autumn – Hunter’s Moon
December – Late Autumn – Oak Moon

WINTER SOLSTICE

As the Earth and moon orbit the sun together, the moon goes through several phases. SPACE.com explains the 8 major named phases of the moon.
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