Moon & Seasons Calendar
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Moon & Seasons 1915
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Moon phases. Moon phases are calculated from the Moon's and Sun's positions and shown in your time zone. Full moon names follow the Old Farmer's Almanac, which draws on Algonquin and other Native American names as well as Colonial American and European folklore; they follow Northern Hemisphere seasons.
Wheel of the Year. The solstices and equinoxes are calculated for your time zone. The four fire festivals use their traditional dates, with the astronomical midpoint (when the Sun is halfway between solstice and equinox) given in the notes. Ostara, Litha and Mabon are modern pagan names, given in the 1970s.
Astrology. Sign seasons begin when the Sun enters each sign of the tropical zodiac. A cazimi is the moment a classical planet (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter or Saturn) is exactly in line with the Sun. Aspects are exact conjunctions (0°), squares (90°), trines (120°) and oppositions (180°) between Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Times are in your time zone. Checked against NASA JPL’s Horizons system for 1900–02, 2020–27 and 2097–99, they came within 15 minutes for sign seasons and cazimis, and within 95 minutes for the slow-planet aspects, which move so slowly against each other that a tiny difference in position adds up to a long time.
Celtic fire festivals. Traditional Irish customs around the fire festivals, which begin on the evening before.
East Asian lunar festivals. Calculated from the Chinese lunisolar calendar in China time. Korea and Vietnam use the same calendar, but their dates can occasionally differ by a day.
Hindu festivals. Dates for New Delhi, following the Drik Panchang almanac; they can differ by a day in other places and traditions. Listed for 2026–2030.
Christian holidays. Western (Catholic and Protestant) dates. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the church’s full moon on or after March 21; that full moon comes from fixed tables, not the sky, so it can be a day or two away from the real one in the Moon phases. The holidays from Ash Wednesday to Pentecost move with Easter. Orthodox churches usually keep Easter on a later Sunday.
Jewish holidays. Calculated from the Hebrew calendar. Each holiday begins at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
Islamic holidays. Expected dates from the Umm al-Qura calendar. Actual dates can move by a day depending on the sighting of the new moon, and differ between countries. Each begins at sundown on the evening before.
World & goddess festivals. Folk festivals and days connected to goddesses in our encyclopedia.
Hindu festival dates are currently listed for 2026–2030 only.
moon-data.com · UTC · Northern Hemisphere
January 1915
Wolf Moon · 1 Jan
Blue Moon · 31 Jan
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Wolf Moon 12:19 PM | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 Mercury cazimi 4:03 PM | 6 Epiphany | 7 | 8 Last Quarter 9:12 PM | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 New Moon 2:41 PM | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 Jupiter trine Saturn 7:53 AM | 21 Aquarius season 2:59 AM | 22 | 23 First Quarter 5:31 AM |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 Blue Moon 4:40 AM Brigid's Eve |
- 1 Jan Wolf Moon (12:19 PM). Named for wolves heard howling in the cold of midwinter.
- 5 Jan Mercury cazimi (4:03 PM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 6 Jan Epiphany. The visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus; the end of the twelve days of Christmas.
- 20 Jan Jupiter trine Saturn (7:53 AM). Jupiter and Saturn are exactly 120° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 03/16/1914, 06/17/1914, 01/20/1915; this is number 3.
- 21 Jan Aquarius season (2:59 AM). The Sun moves into Aquarius, beginning Aquarius season.
- 31 Jan Blue Moon (4:40 AM). The second full moon in one calendar month, which happens about every two and a half years.
- 31 Jan Brigid's Eve. Oíche Fhéile Bríde: rush crosses are woven, and a cloth or ribbon is left outside for Brigid to bless.
February 1915
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Imbolc St Brigid's Day | 2 Festa de Iemanjá | 3 | 4 | 5 Jupiter trine Pluto 6:27 PM | 6 | |
| 7 Last Quarter 5:10 AM | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 New Moon 4:30 AM Lunar New Year | 15 | 16 | 17 Ash Wednesday | 18 | 19 Pisces season 5:23 PM | 20 |
| 21 Mercury cazimi 6:19 PM | 22 First Quarter 2:56 AM | 23 | 24 Jupiter cazimi 3:02 PM | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 Lantern Festival Purim |
- 1 Feb Imbolc. The first stirrings of spring, sacred to Brigid and honored with candles and rush crosses. Astronomical Imbolc: 02/04/1915, 9:25 PM. Learn more
- 1 Feb St Brigid's Day. Lá Fhéile Bríde, the feast of Ireland's St Brigid, whose traditions blend with those of the goddess. Learn more
- 2 Feb Festa de Iemanjá. In Salvador, Bahia, crowds in white bring flowers and gifts to the sea for Iemanjá. Learn more
- 5 Feb Jupiter trine Pluto (6:27 PM). Jupiter and Pluto are exactly 120° apart.
- 14 Feb Lunar New Year. The Spring Festival begins the Year of the Rabbit, with family feasts, red envelopes and fireworks.
- 17 Feb Ash Wednesday. The first day of Lent, the forty days of fasting and prayer before Easter; many are marked with ashes.
- 19 Feb Pisces season (5:23 PM). The Sun moves into Pisces, beginning Pisces season.
- 21 Feb Mercury cazimi (6:19 PM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 24 Feb Jupiter cazimi (3:02 PM). Jupiter is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 28 Feb Lantern Festival. The first full moon of the lunar year, celebrated with glowing lanterns and riddles.
- 28 Feb Purim. Celebrating Esther's rescue of the Jewish people, with costumes, gifts and a reading of the Megillah. Begins at sundown the evening before.
March 1915
Worm Moon · 1 Mar
Blue Moon · 31 Mar
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Worm Moon 6:31 PM Matronalia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 Last Quarter 12:26 PM | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 New Moon 7:40 PM | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 Ostara 4:51 PM Aries season 4:51 PM | 22 | 23 First Quarter 10:46 PM | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 Palm Sunday | 29 | 30 Passover | 31 Blue Moon 5:36 AM |
- 1 Mar Worm Moon (6:31 PM). Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that appear as the ground thaws.
- 1 Mar Matronalia. Roman festival of Juno Lucina, when husbands gave gifts to their wives. Learn more
- 21 Mar Ostara (4:51 PM). Spring equinox. Day and night in balance as spring begins. The name comes from Bede's Eostre, a goddess of spring.
- 21 Mar Aries season (4:51 PM). The Sun moves into Aries, beginning Aries season.
- 28 Mar Palm Sunday. Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem, when crowds laid palm branches in his path; the start of Holy Week.
- 30 Mar Passover. Pesach remembers the exodus from Egypt, beginning with the Seder meal. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 31 Mar Blue Moon (5:36 AM). The second full moon in one calendar month, which happens about every two and a half years.
April 1915
Pink Moon · 29 Apr
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Maundy Thursday | 2 Good Friday | 3 Guanyin's birthday | ||||
| 4 Easter | 5 | 6 Last Quarter 8:11 PM Qingming | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 New Moon 11:34 AM | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 Taurus season 4:28 AM | 22 First Quarter 3:36 PM | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 Pink Moon 2:17 PM | 30 May Eve Walpurgis Night |
- 1 Apr Maundy Thursday. The Last Supper, Jesus’s final meal with his disciples.
- 2 Apr Good Friday. The crucifixion of Jesus.
- 3 Apr Guanyin's birthday. Celebrated on the 19th day of the second lunar month. Learn more
- 4 Apr Easter. The resurrection of Jesus, the oldest and most important Christian festival.
- 6 Apr Qingming. Tomb-Sweeping Day, when families tend their ancestors' graves and enjoy the spring.
- 21 Apr Taurus season (4:28 AM). The Sun moves into Taurus, beginning Taurus season.
- 29 Apr Pink Moon (2:17 PM). Named for the pink wild ground phlox, one of the first flowers of spring.
- 30 Apr May Eve. Oíche Bhealtaine: hawthorn and May flowers are hung at doors, and fires are lit to welcome summer.
- 30 Apr Walpurgis Night. Bonfires across northern and central Europe on the eve of May Day.
May 1915
Flower Moon · 28 May
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Beltane Mercury cazimi 6:28 PM | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Last Quarter 5:21 AM Mazu's birthday | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Ascension Day | 14 New Moon 3:29 AM | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Saturn conjunct Pluto 8:01 PM Shavuot | 20 | 21 | 22 First Quarter 4:47 AM Gemini season 4:10 AM |
| 23 Pentecost | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Flower Moon 9:31 PM | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
- 1 May Beltane. The start of summer in the Gaelic year, celebrated with bonfires, flowers and maypoles. Astronomical Beltane: 05/06/1915, 3:03 PM.
- 1 May Mercury cazimi (6:28 PM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 6 May Mazu's birthday. Celebrated on the 23rd day of the third lunar month with processions, especially in Taiwan and Fujian. Learn more
- 13 May Ascension Day. Forty days after Easter: Jesus’s ascension into heaven.
- 19 May Saturn conjunct Pluto (8:01 PM). Saturn and Pluto are exactly at the same degree of the zodiac. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 10/04/1914, 11/01/1914, 05/19/1915; this is number 3.
- 19 May Shavuot. The festival of weeks, celebrating the giving of the Torah and the wheat harvest. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 22 May Gemini season (4:10 AM). The Sun moves into Gemini, beginning Gemini season.
- 23 May Pentecost. Fifty days after Easter: the Holy Spirit coming down on the apostles.
- 28 May Flower Moon (9:31 PM). Named for the flowers that bloom everywhere in May.
June 1915
Strawberry Moon · 27 Jun
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Last Quarter 4:30 PM | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 New Moon 6:55 PM |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 Dragon Boat Festival | 18 | 19 |
| 20 First Quarter 2:22 PM | 21 | 22 Litha 12:29 PM Cancer season 12:29 PM | 23 | 24 | 25 Midsummer Eve | 26 |
| 27 Strawberry Moon 4:25 AM Mercury cazimi 4:50 AM | 28 Saturn cazimi 5:21 PM | 29 | 30 |
- 17 Jun Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat races and sticky rice dumplings, remembering the poet Qu Yuan.
- 22 Jun Litha (12:29 PM). Summer solstice. The longest day, at the height of the Sun's power. Litha is an old English name for the midsummer months.
- 22 Jun Cancer season (12:29 PM). The Sun moves into Cancer, beginning Cancer season.
- 25 Jun Midsummer Eve. Midsommarafton in Sweden: maypoles, flower crowns and dancing, always on a Friday between June 19 and 25.
- 27 Jun Strawberry Moon (4:25 AM). Named for the wild strawberries ready for gathering in June.
- 27 Jun Mercury cazimi (4:50 AM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 28 Jun Saturn cazimi (5:21 PM). Saturn is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
July 1915
Buck Moon · 26 Jul
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| 4 Last Quarter 5:52 AM | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 New Moon 9:29 AM | 13 Ramadan begins* | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 First Quarter 9:06 PM | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Leo season 11:26 PM | 24 |
| 25 Reek Sunday | 26 Buck Moon 12:09 PM | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 13 Jul Ramadan begins. The month of fasting from dawn to sunset, prayer and charity. Begins at sundown the evening before. May vary by a day.
- 23 Jul Leo season (11:26 PM). The Sun moves into Leo, beginning Leo season.
- 25 Jul Reek Sunday. Pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, a custom thought to continue the ancient Lughnasa gatherings.
- 26 Jul Buck Moon (12:09 PM). Named for the new antlers growing on male deer in July.
August 1915
Sturgeon Moon · 24 Aug
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Lughnasadh | 2 Last Quarter 9:25 PM | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 New Moon 10:50 PM | 11 Eid al-Fitr* | 12 | 13 Nemoralia | 14 Mercury cazimi 9:54 AM |
| 15 | 16 | 17 Qixi | 18 First Quarter 2:15 AM | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 Sturgeon Moon 9:38 PM Virgo season 6:15 AM | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 1 Aug Lughnasadh. The first harvest, named for the Irish god Lugh; in England, Lammas ('loaf-mass'). Astronomical Lughnasadh: 08/08/1915, 3:48 PM.
- 11 Aug Eid al-Fitr. The festival of breaking the fast at the end of Ramadan. Begins at sundown the evening before. May vary by a day.
- 13 Aug Nemoralia. Diana's torchlit festival at Lake Nemi, held around August 13–15. Learn more
- 14 Aug Mercury cazimi (9:54 AM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 17 Aug Qixi. The meeting of the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd, lovers parted by the Milky Way.
- 24 Aug Sturgeon Moon (9:38 PM). Named for the sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.
- 24 Aug Virgo season (6:15 AM). The Sun moves into Virgo, beginning Virgo season.
September 1915
Harvest Moon · 23 Sep
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| 1 Last Quarter 2:55 PM | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 New Moon 10:51 AM Rosh Hashanah | 10 | 11 |
| 12 Venus cazimi 6:17 PM | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 First Quarter 7:19 AM | 17 | 18 Yom Kippur |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Harvest Moon 9:33 AM Mid-Autumn Festival Sukkot | 24 Mabon 3:24 AM Libra season 3:24 AM | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 9 Sep Rosh Hashanah. The Jewish New Year, greeted with the shofar and apples dipped in honey. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 12 Sep Venus cazimi (6:17 PM). Venus is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 18 Sep Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year, kept with fasting and prayer. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 23 Sep Harvest Moon (9:33 AM). The full moon nearest the September equinox. For several evenings it rises soon after sunset, giving farmers extra light to bring in the crops.
- 23 Sep Mid-Autumn Festival. Families admire the harvest moon and share mooncakes, honoring the moon goddess Chang'e. Learn more
- 23 Sep Sukkot. The festival of booths, when families eat in a sukkah open to the sky. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 24 Sep Mabon (3:24 AM). Autumn equinox. Day and night in balance again at the second harvest. The name comes from Mabon, a figure in Welsh legend.
- 24 Sep Libra season (3:24 AM). The Sun moves into Libra, beginning Libra season.
October 1915
Hunter's Moon · 23 Oct
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Last Quarter 9:43 AM | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 New Moon 9:41 PM | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 First Quarter 1:50 PM | 16 |
| 17 Double Ninth | 18 Eid al-Adha* | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 Mercury cazimi 2:00 PM | 23 Hunter's Moon 12:14 AM |
| 24 Scorpio season 12:09 PM | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 Last Quarter 4:39 AM Samhain Samhain Eve |
- 17 Oct Double Ninth. Chongyang: climbing hills, drinking chrysanthemum wine and honoring elders.
- 18 Oct Eid al-Adha. The festival of sacrifice, during the pilgrimage to Mecca. Begins at sundown the evening before. May vary by a day.
- 22 Oct Mercury cazimi (2:00 PM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 23 Oct Hunter's Moon (12:14 AM). The full moon after the Harvest Moon, by whose light hunters tracked game for winter.
- 24 Oct Scorpio season (12:09 PM). The Sun moves into Scorpio, beginning Scorpio season.
- 31 Oct Samhain. The Gaelic start of winter, when the veil to the otherworld was thin; the root of Halloween. Astronomical Samhain: 11/08/1915, 11:57 AM.
- 31 Oct Samhain Eve. Oíche Shamhna: bonfires, guising and divination games on the night when the otherworld draws near.
November 1915
Beaver Moon · 21 Nov
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Samhain | 2 Día de los Muertos | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 New Moon 7:51 AM | 8 Islamic New Year* | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 First Quarter 11:02 PM |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 Beaver Moon 5:35 PM | 22 | 23 Sagittarius season 9:13 AM | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 First Sunday of Advent | 29 Last Quarter 10:10 PM | 30 |
- 1 Nov Samhain. Lá Samhna, the first day of winter in the Irish calendar.
- 2 Nov Día de los Muertos. Mexican families welcome back their dead with ofrendas, marigolds and sugar skulls, on November 1 and 2.
- 8 Nov Islamic New Year. The first day of Muharram, beginning the new Hijri year. Begins at sundown the evening before. May vary by a day.
- 21 Nov Beaver Moon (5:35 PM). Named for the time when beavers build their winter dams, and when trappers set their traps.
- 23 Nov Sagittarius season (9:13 AM). The Sun moves into Sagittarius, beginning Sagittarius season.
- 28 Nov First Sunday of Advent. The start of Advent, the season of waiting and preparing for Christmas, and of the church year.
December 1915
Cold Moon · 21 Dec
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 Hanukkah | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 Second Sunday of Advent | 6 New Moon 6:03 PM | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 Third Sunday of Advent | 13 First Quarter 11:37 AM St Lucia's Day | 14 | 15 | 16 Mercury cazimi 12:37 AM | 17 | 18 |
| 19 Fourth Sunday of Advent | 20 | 21 Cold Moon 12:51 PM | 22 Yule 10:15 PM Capricorn season 10:15 PM | 23 | 24 Christmas Eve | 25 Christmas |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 Last Quarter 12:58 PM | 30 | 31 |
- 2 Dec Hanukkah. The festival of lights, eight nights of candles remembering the rededication of the Temple. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 5 Dec Second Sunday of Advent. Advent, the season of waiting and preparing for Christmas.
- 12 Dec Third Sunday of Advent. Advent, the season of waiting and preparing for Christmas.
- 13 Dec St Lucia's Day. In Scandinavia, girls in white with crowns of candles bring light to the darkest time of year.
- 16 Dec Mercury cazimi (12:37 AM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 19 Dec Fourth Sunday of Advent. Advent, the season of waiting and preparing for Christmas.
- 21 Dec Cold Moon (12:51 PM). Named for the long, cold nights of December.
- 22 Dec Yule (10:15 PM). Winter solstice. The longest night, when the Sun's return is celebrated with evergreens, candles and the Yule log.
- 22 Dec Capricorn season (10:15 PM). The Sun moves into Capricorn, beginning Capricorn season.
- 24 Dec Christmas Eve. The evening before Christmas, with midnight services in many churches.
- 25 Dec Christmas. The birth of Jesus.