A Moon by any other name...

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Full moons in 2020, according to NASA: 

Jan. 10 Wolf Moon 

Feb. 9 Snow Moon 

Mar. 9 Worm Moon 

Apr. 7 Pink Moon 

May 7 Flower Moon 

Jun. 5 Strawberry Moon 

Jul. 5 Buck Moon 

Aug. 3 Sturgeon Moon 

Sep. 2 Corn Moon 

Oct. 1 Harvest Moon 

Oct. 31 Blue Moon 

Nov. 30 Beaver Moon 

Dec. 29 Cold Moon

American Indian (Cherokee)

 January: Cold Moon       July: Ripe Corn Moon 

February: Bony Moon       August: Fruit Moon

March: Windy Moon    September: Nut Moon

 April: Flower Moon    October: Harvest Moon

       May: Planting Moon   November: Trading Moon

        June: Green Corn Moon     December: Snow Moon

Chinese

January: Holiday Moon     July: Hungry Ghost Moon
February: Budding Moon     August: Harvest Moon
March: Sleepy Moon     September: Chrysanthemum Moon
April: Peony Moon     October: Kindly Moon
May: Dragon Moon     November: White Moon
June: Lotus Moon     December: Bitter Moon

Head over to Keith's Moon Page to find more moon names from these other cultures--along with anything you need to know about the moon.

Colonial American

American Indian (Choctaw)

American Indian (Dakotah Sioux)

Celtic

English Medieval

Neo-Pagan

New Guinea