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Month |
Name |
Description |
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January |
Wolf Moon, Old Moon, Moon After Yule |
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February |
Snow Moon, Hunger Moon |
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March |
Worm Moon, Crow Moon, Crust Moon, Lenten Moon |
earthworm casts appear, heralding the return of the robins;cawing
of crows signaled the end of winter |
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April |
Pink Moon, Fish Moon |
wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers
of the spring |
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May |
Flower Moon |
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June |
Strawberry Moon, Rose Moon |
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July |
Buck Moon, Thunder Moon |
thunderstorms are most frequent during this time |
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August |
Sturgeon Moon |
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September |
Harvest Moon |
At the peak of harvest, farmers can work late into the night by
the light of this Moon |
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October |
Hunter's Moon |
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November |
Beaver Moon |
the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze |
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December |
Cold Moon, Moon before Yule |
The midwinter full Moon has a high trajectory across the sky because
it is opposite a low Sun. |