Category: Lunar Calendar

Your Complete 2026 Moon Calendar

Planning your rituals, garden planting, or intention-setting around the lunar cycle requires knowing exactly when each moon phase falls. This complete 2026 lunar calendar gives you every full moon and new moon date, the traditional names and their meanings, plus the eclipses that bring extra-powerful transformative energy.

2026 Full Moon Dates and Names

Each full moon carries a traditional name rooted in Native American, Colonial American, and European folklore. These names reflect the natural world’s rhythms and can guide your ritual focus.

January 13 – Wolf Moon

Element: Earth | Focus: Survival, community, planning

Named for the howling wolves of midwinter, the Wolf Moon is a time to assess your resources, strengthen community bonds, and plan for the year ahead. This is an excellent full moon for group rituals and setting long-term intentions.

February 12 – Snow Moon

Element: Water | Focus: Patience, inner work, purification

The heaviest snows typically fall in February, blanketing the earth in white silence. Use the Snow Moon for deep introspection, purification rituals, and cultivating patience with processes that are germinating beneath the surface.

March 14 – Worm Moon

Element: Earth | Focus: Emergence, renewal, spring cleaning

As the earth thaws, earthworms emerge, signaling spring’s approach. The Worm Moon is perfect for spring cleaning rituals, both physical and energetic. Clear your altar, refresh your tools, and prepare for the active growing season ahead.

April 12 – Pink Moon

Element: Fire | Focus: Growth, romance, beauty, self-expression

Named for the pink phlox wildflowers that bloom in early spring, this moon celebrates beauty and new growth. Ideal for love rituals, creative projects, and working with flower essences.

May 12 – Flower Moon

Element: Earth | Focus: Abundance, fertility, celebration

Spring is in full bloom. The Flower Moon celebrates abundance and fertility in all forms. Plant your moon garden under this full moon, perform prosperity rituals, and celebrate the earth’s generosity.

June 11 – Strawberry Moon

Element: Water | Focus: Sweetness, harvest beginnings, love, joy

Named for the strawberry harvest, this moon carries sweet, joyful energy. It falls near the summer solstice, making it doubly powerful. Use for gratitude rituals, love spells, and celebrating the sweetness in your life.

July 10 – Buck Moon

Element: Fire | Focus: Strength, masculine energy, leadership, vitality

Male deer grow new antlers in July, symbolizing strength and regeneration. The Buck Moon supports leadership development, physical vitality, and stepping into your power.

August 8 – Sturgeon Moon

Element: Water | Focus: Abundance, deep wisdom, ancestral knowledge

Named for the great sturgeon fish that were most easily caught in August. This moon connects you to deep, ancient wisdom. Excellent for ancestral work, divination, and tapping into collective knowledge.

September 7 – Harvest Moon

Element: Earth | Focus: Gratitude, reaping rewards, completion

The Harvest Moon rises close to the autumn equinox, providing extra light for gathering crops. This is the ultimate gratitude moon. Perform thanksgiving rituals, assess what your year’s intentions have yielded, and celebrate your harvest.

October 6 – Hunter’s Moon

Element: Fire | Focus: Preparation, protection, pursuit of goals

Historically the time to hunt and store meat for winter. The Hunter’s Moon supports focused pursuit of your goals, protective magic, and preparing for the darker months ahead. Ideal for shadow work as nights grow longer.

November 5 – Beaver Moon

Element: Water | Focus: Building, security, home protection

Named for the time when beavers build their winter lodges. Use the Beaver Moon for home protection spells, building security in your life, and preparing your spiritual practice for winter’s introspective season.

December 4 – Cold Moon

Element: Earth | Focus: Rest, reflection, year-end wisdom

The year’s longest nights surround the Cold Moon. This is a powerful time for year-end reflection, wisdom gathering, and resting before the new year’s cycle begins. Perfect for solstice rituals and annual oracle readings.

2026 New Moon Dates

New moons are your monthly opportunity to set fresh intentions. Here are the 2026 dates:

• January 29 – Aquarius: Set intentions for community, innovation, breaking patterns
• February 27 – Pisces: Intentions for spiritual growth, creativity, compassion
• March 29 – Aries: Intentions for courage, new beginnings, leadership
• April 27 – Taurus: Intentions for stability, abundance, self-worth
• May 27 – Gemini: Intentions for communication, learning, connections
• June 25 – Cancer: Intentions for home, family, emotional healing
• July 25 – Leo: Intentions for confidence, creativity, joy
• August 23 – Virgo: Intentions for health, organization, service
• September 22 – Libra: Intentions for balance, relationships, justice
• October 21 – Scorpio: Intentions for transformation, depth, power
• November 20 – Sagittarius: Intentions for adventure, truth, expansion
• December 19 – Capricorn: Intentions for discipline, achievement, legacy

2026 Lunar Eclipses

Eclipses amplify lunar energy dramatically. They mark turning points and accelerate transformation:

• March 14 – Total Lunar Eclipse (Worm Moon): Powerful release and transformation energy. Excellent for major life changes and deep shadow work.
• September 7 – Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Harvest Moon): Subtle but profound energy for reassessing your path and making course corrections.

Working with This Calendar

Print this calendar and keep it on your altar or in your moon journal. At each new moon, review the zodiac sign influence and set aligned intentions. At each full moon, revisit those intentions and celebrate progress.

The most powerful practice is consistency: even spending five quiet minutes acknowledging each moon phase builds a deep relationship with lunar energy over time.

Need ritual ideas for each moon phase? See our guides on New Moon Rituals and Moon Phase Crystals.