Moon & Seasons Calendar
Moon phases, full moon names, the Wheel of the Year and festivals from around the world. Choose what to show, then print.
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Moon & Seasons 2017
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Wheel of the Year
Astrology
Celtic fire festivals
East Asian lunar festivals
Hindu festivals
Jewish holidays
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World & goddess festivals
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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.
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 2017
Wolf Moon · 12 Jan
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 First Quarter 7:46 PM | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Wolf Moon 11:34 AM | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Last Quarter 10:13 PM Aquarius season 9:19 PM | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 New Moon 12:07 AM Lunar New Year |
| 29 | 30 | 31 Brigid's Eve |
- 12 Jan Wolf Moon (11:34 AM). Named for wolves heard howling in the cold of midwinter.
- 19 Jan Aquarius season (9:19 PM). The Sun moves into Aquarius, beginning Aquarius season.
- 28 Jan Lunar New Year. The Spring Festival begins the Year of the Rooster, with family feasts, red envelopes and fireworks.
- 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 2017
Snow Moon · 11 Feb
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Imbolc St Brigid's Day | 2 Festa de Iemanjá | 3 | 4 First Quarter 4:18 AM | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 Snow Moon 12:33 AM Lantern Festival |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 Last Quarter 7:33 PM Pisces season 11:25 AM |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 New Moon 2:58 PM | 27 | 28 |
- 1 Feb Imbolc. The first stirrings of spring, sacred to Brigid and honored with candles and rush crosses. Astronomical Imbolc: 02/03/2017, 3:34 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
- 11 Feb Snow Moon (12:33 AM). Named for the heavy snows that often fall in February.
- 11 Feb Lantern Festival. The first full moon of the lunar year, celebrated with glowing lanterns and riddles.
- 18 Feb Pisces season (11:25 AM). The Sun moves into Pisces, beginning Pisces season.
March 2017
Worm Moon · 12 Mar
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Matronalia | 2 | 3 Jupiter opposite Uranus 1:26 AM | 4 | |||
| 5 First Quarter 11:32 AM | 6 | 7 Mercury cazimi 12:29 AM | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 Worm Moon 2:54 PM Purim | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 Guanyin's birthday | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 Last Quarter 3:58 PM Ostara 10:21 AM Aries season 10:21 AM | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 Venus cazimi 10:18 AM |
| 26 | 27 | 28 New Moon 2:57 AM | 29 | 30 Jupiter square Pluto 6:38 PM | 31 |
- 1 Mar Matronalia. Roman festival of Juno Lucina, when husbands gave gifts to their wives. Learn more
- 3 Mar Jupiter opposite Uranus (1:26 AM). Jupiter and Uranus are exactly 180° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 12/26/2016, 03/03/2017, 09/28/2017; this is number 2.
- 7 Mar Mercury cazimi (12:29 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.
- 12 Mar Worm Moon (2:54 PM). Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that appear as the ground thaws.
- 12 Mar Purim. Celebrating Esther's rescue of the Jewish people, with costumes, gifts and a reading of the Megillah. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 16 Mar Guanyin's birthday. Celebrated on the 19th day of the second lunar month. Learn more
- 20 Mar Ostara (10:21 AM). Spring equinox. Day and night in balance as spring begins. The name comes from Bede's Eostre, a goddess of spring.
- 20 Mar Aries season (10:21 AM). The Sun moves into Aries, beginning Aries season.
- 25 Mar Venus cazimi (10:18 AM). 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.
- 30 Mar Jupiter square Pluto (6:38 PM). Jupiter and Pluto are exactly 90° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 11/24/2016, 03/30/2017, 08/04/2017; this is number 2.
April 2017
Pink Moon · 11 Apr
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 2 | 3 First Quarter 6:39 PM | 4 Qingming | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 Pink Moon 6:08 AM Passover | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Last Quarter 9:57 AM Taurus season 9:17 PM Mazu's birthday | 20 Mercury cazimi 5:53 AM | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 New Moon 12:16 PM | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 May Eve Walpurgis Night |
- 4 Apr Qingming. Tomb-Sweeping Day, when families tend their ancestors' graves and enjoy the spring.
- 11 Apr Pink Moon (6:08 AM). Named for the pink wild ground phlox, one of the first flowers of spring.
- 11 Apr Passover. Pesach remembers the exodus from Egypt, beginning with the Seder meal. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 19 Apr Taurus season (9:17 PM). The Sun moves into Taurus, beginning Taurus season.
- 19 Apr Mazu's birthday. Celebrated on the 23rd day of the third lunar month with processions, especially in Taiwan and Fujian. Learn more
- 20 Apr Mercury cazimi (5:53 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.
- 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 2017
Flower Moon · 10 May
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Beltane | 2 | 3 First Quarter 2:47 AM | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Flower Moon 9:43 PM | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Last Quarter 12:33 AM Saturn trine Uranus 6:11 AM | 20 Gemini season 8:21 PM |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 New Moon 7:45 PM | 26 | 27 Ramadan begins* |
| 28 | 29 | 30 Dragon Boat Festival | 31 Shavuot |
- 1 May Beltane. The start of summer in the Gaelic year, celebrated with bonfires, flowers and maypoles. Astronomical Beltane: 05/05/2017, 7:26 AM.
- 10 May Flower Moon (9:43 PM). Named for the flowers that bloom everywhere in May.
- 19 May Saturn trine Uranus (6:11 AM). Saturn and Uranus are exactly 120° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 12/25/2016, 05/19/2017, 11/11/2017; this is number 2.
- 20 May Gemini season (8:21 PM). The Sun moves into Gemini, beginning Gemini season.
- 27 May Ramadan begins. The month of fasting from dawn to sunset, prayer and charity. Begins at sundown the evening before. May vary by a day.
- 30 May Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat races and sticky rice dumplings, remembering the poet Qu Yuan.
- 31 May Shavuot. The festival of weeks, celebrating the giving of the Torah and the wheat harvest. Begins at sundown the evening before.
June 2017
Strawberry Moon · 9 Jun
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 First Quarter 12:42 PM | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 Strawberry Moon 1:10 PM | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 Last Quarter 11:33 AM |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 Litha 4:15 AM Cancer season 4:15 AM Mercury cazimi 2:13 PM | 22 | 23 Midsummer Eve | 24 New Moon 2:31 AM |
| 25 Eid al-Fitr* | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 9 Jun Strawberry Moon (1:10 PM). Named for the wild strawberries ready for gathering in June.
- 21 Jun Litha (4:15 AM). Summer solstice. The longest day, at the height of the Sun's power. Litha is an old English name for the midsummer months.
- 21 Jun Cancer season (4:15 AM). The Sun moves into Cancer, beginning Cancer season.
- 21 Jun Mercury cazimi (2:13 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 Jun Midsummer Eve. Midsommarafton in Sweden: maypoles, flower crowns and dancing, always on a Friday between June 19 and 25.
- 25 Jun 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.
July 2017
Buck Moon · 9 Jul
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 First Quarter 12:51 AM | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 Buck Moon 4:07 AM | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 Last Quarter 7:26 PM | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 Leo season 3:08 PM |
| 23 New Moon 9:46 AM | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 Mars cazimi 12:57 AM | 28 | 29 |
| 30 First Quarter 3:23 PM Reek Sunday | 31 |
- 9 Jul Buck Moon (4:07 AM). Named for the new antlers growing on male deer in July.
- 22 Jul Leo season (3:08 PM). The Sun moves into Leo, beginning Leo season.
- 27 Jul Mars cazimi (12:57 AM). Mars 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.
- 30 Jul Reek Sunday. Pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, a custom thought to continue the ancient Lughnasa gatherings.
August 2017
Sturgeon Moon · 7 Aug
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Lughnasadh | 2 | 3 | 4 Jupiter square Pluto 6:37 PM | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 Sturgeon Moon 6:11 PM | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 Nemoralia | 14 | 15 Last Quarter 1:15 AM | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 New Moon 6:30 PM | 22 Virgo season 10:16 PM | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Mercury cazimi 8:41 PM |
| 27 | 28 Qixi | 29 First Quarter 8:13 AM | 30 | 31 |
- 1 Aug Lughnasadh. The first harvest, named for the Irish god Lugh; in England, Lammas ('loaf-mass'). Astronomical Lughnasadh: 08/07/2017, 7:34 AM.
- 4 Aug Jupiter square Pluto (6:37 PM). Jupiter and Pluto are exactly 90° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 11/24/2016, 03/30/2017, 08/04/2017; this is number 3.
- 7 Aug Sturgeon Moon (6:11 PM). Named for the sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.
- 13 Aug Nemoralia. Diana's torchlit festival at Lake Nemi, held around August 13–15. Learn more
- 22 Aug Virgo season (10:16 PM). The Sun moves into Virgo, beginning Virgo season.
- 26 Aug Mercury cazimi (8:41 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.
- 28 Aug Qixi. The meeting of the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd, lovers parted by the Milky Way.
September 2017
Corn Moon · 6 Sep
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Eid al-Adha* | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Corn Moon 7:03 AM | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Last Quarter 6:25 AM | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 New Moon 5:30 AM | 21 Rosh Hashanah Islamic New Year* | 22 Mabon 8:00 PM Libra season 8:00 PM | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 First Quarter 2:53 AM Jupiter opposite Uranus 4:24 AM | 29 | 30 Yom Kippur |
- 1 Sep Eid al-Adha. The festival of sacrifice, during the pilgrimage to Mecca. Begins at sundown the evening before. May vary by a day.
- 6 Sep Corn Moon (7:03 AM). Named for the corn harvested in early autumn.
- 21 Sep Rosh Hashanah. The Jewish New Year, greeted with the shofar and apples dipped in honey. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 21 Sep Islamic New Year. The first day of Muharram, beginning the new Hijri year. Begins at sundown the evening before. May vary by a day.
- 22 Sep Mabon (8:00 PM). Autumn equinox. Day and night in balance again at the second harvest. The name comes from Mabon, a figure in Welsh legend.
- 22 Sep Libra season (8:00 PM). The Sun moves into Libra, beginning Libra season.
- 28 Sep Jupiter opposite Uranus (4:24 AM). Jupiter and Uranus are exactly 180° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 12/26/2016, 03/03/2017, 09/28/2017; this is number 3.
- 30 Sep Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year, kept with fasting and prayer. Begins at sundown the evening before.
October 2017
Harvest Moon · 5 Oct
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Mid-Autumn Festival | 5 Harvest Moon 6:40 PM Sukkot | 6 | 7 |
| 8 Mercury cazimi 8:52 PM | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Last Quarter 12:25 PM | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 New Moon 7:12 PM | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 Scorpio season 5:27 AM | 24 | 25 | 26 Jupiter cazimi 6:10 PM | 27 First Quarter 10:21 PM | 28 Double Ninth |
| 29 | 30 | 31 Samhain Samhain Eve |
- 4 Oct Mid-Autumn Festival. Families admire the harvest moon and share mooncakes, honoring the moon goddess Chang'e. Learn more
- 5 Oct Harvest Moon (6:40 PM). The full moon nearest the September equinox. For several evenings it rises soon after sunset, giving farmers extra light to bring in the crops.
- 5 Oct Sukkot. The festival of booths, when families eat in a sukkah open to the sky. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 8 Oct Mercury cazimi (8:52 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 Scorpio season (5:27 AM). The Sun moves into Scorpio, beginning Scorpio season.
- 26 Oct Jupiter cazimi (6:10 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 Oct Double Ninth. Chongyang: climbing hills, drinking chrysanthemum wine and honoring elders.
- 31 Oct Samhain. The Gaelic start of winter, when the veil to the otherworld was thin; the root of Halloween. Astronomical Samhain: 11/07/2017, 5:36 AM.
- 31 Oct Samhain Eve. Oíche Shamhna: bonfires, guising and divination games on the night when the otherworld draws near.
November 2017
Hunter's Moon · 4 Nov
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Samhain | 2 Día de los Muertos | 3 | 4 Hunter's Moon 5:23 AM | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Last Quarter 8:36 PM | 11 Saturn trine Uranus 9:46 AM |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 New Moon 11:42 AM |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 Sagittarius season 3:06 AM | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 First Quarter 5:02 PM | 27 | 28 | 29 | 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.
- 4 Nov Hunter's Moon (5:23 AM). The full moon after the Harvest Moon, by whose light hunters tracked game for winter.
- 11 Nov Saturn trine Uranus (9:46 AM). Saturn and Uranus are exactly 120° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 12/25/2016, 05/19/2017, 11/11/2017; this is number 3.
- 22 Nov Sagittarius season (3:06 AM). The Sun moves into Sagittarius, beginning Sagittarius season.
December 2017
Cold Moon · 3 Dec
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 3 Cold Moon 3:47 PM Jupiter trine Neptune 2:45 AM | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 Last Quarter 7:51 AM | 11 | 12 | 13 Mercury cazimi 1:48 AM Hanukkah St Lucia's Day | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 New Moon 6:30 AM | 19 | 20 | 21 Yule 4:30 PM Capricorn season 4:30 PM Saturn cazimi 9:09 PM | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 First Quarter 9:19 AM | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
- 3 Dec Cold Moon (3:47 PM). Named for the long, cold nights of December.
- 3 Dec Jupiter trine Neptune (2:45 AM). Jupiter and Neptune are exactly 120° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 12/03/2017, 05/25/2018, 08/19/2018; this is number 1.
- 13 Dec Mercury cazimi (1:48 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.
- 13 Dec Hanukkah. The festival of lights, eight nights of candles remembering the rededication of the Temple. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 13 Dec St Lucia's Day. In Scandinavia, girls in white with crowns of candles bring light to the darkest time of year.
- 21 Dec Yule (4:30 PM). Winter solstice. The longest night, when the Sun's return is celebrated with evergreens, candles and the Yule log.
- 21 Dec Capricorn season (4:30 PM). The Sun moves into Capricorn, beginning Capricorn season.
- 21 Dec Saturn cazimi (9:09 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.