MIKE CLIPKA – EDUCATION CHAIRPERSON DEC. 2011

FULL MOON INFO FOR 2012

FULL MOON NAMES: Historically, the Native Americans who lived in the area that is now the northern and eastern United States kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to the recurring full Moons.  Each full Moon name was applied to the entire month in which it occurred. These names, and some variations, were used by the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake Superior.  Other cultures have names for the full moon

Besides being a leap year, 2012 has a blue moon month, August.  However, for the sake of clarification, the term "blue moon" traditionally referred to an extra moon in a season: if a season had four full moons (rather than the more common three), then the third of the four moons was known as a blue moon.  Note that I copied the blue moon photos from the internet.

Here are some links for more info on full moons & the “Blue” moon:

Chris Issak singing the classic song “Blue Moon” his way, with really great graphics:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuCZDanw3aE&feature=related

The OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC has tons of information & articles on the moon. 

Here’s the link to the main moon page:

http://www.almanac.com/moon

To read a month by month description go here:

http://www.almanac.com/moon/articles

2012 FULL MOON DATES & RISE TIMES

           RISES                    SETS            NAME

SAT, Jan 7,             3:51 P.M.   5:57 A.M      Full Wolf Moon

MON Feb 6,             4:43 P.M.     6:00 A.M.     Full Snow Moon

WED Mar 7,             5:46 P.M.   5:41 A.M.     Full Worm Moon

THUR Apr 6,                     6:44 P.M.   5:42 A.M      Full Pink Moon

FRI May 4,               6:44 P.M.   4:48 A.M      Full Flower Moon

SUN Jun 3,              7:55 P.M.   4:56 A.M.     Full Strawberry Moon

MON Jul 2,              7:39 P.M.   4:39 A.M.     Full Buck Moon

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON MONTH

WED Aug 1,             7:48 P.M.   5:44 A.M.     Full Sturgeon Moon

THUR Aug 31,          7:25 P.M.   6:45 A.M.     BLUE MOON?

FRI Sep 28,             5:56 P.M.   5:36 A.M.     Full Corn Moon

SUN Oct 28,            5:30 P.M.   6:26 A.M.     Full Hunter's Moon

TUE Nov 27,                     4:21 P.M.   6:09 A.M.     Full Beaver Moon

THUR Dec 27,          4:40 P.M.   6:36 A.M.     Full Cold Moon

2013

FRI Jan 25              4:23 P.M.    5:58 A.M.     Full Wolf Moon