Lunar Calendar

science-astronomy

A Scorpio full moon occurs when the Sun and Moon are in opposite zodiac signs, with the Moon at its fullest exactly opposite the Sun in the zodiac sign Scorpio. Astrologically,...

calendar-and-lunar-clarification

Halloween can fall on any phase of the moon, including a full moon, but it is not consistently tied to that phase. The date is fixed on October 31 in the Gregorian calendar, whi...

culture

The Chinese zodiac is a repeating 12-year cycle of animal signs that assigns one of twelve animals to each year in a 12-year lunar calendar. These signs—the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Ra...

culture-tradition

The Chinese zodiac is a repeating 12-year cycle of animal signs rooted in traditional Chinese timekeeping and astrology. Each year corresponds to one animal: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rab...

Lunar Phenomena

The Pink Moon in 2025 is the first full Moon after the March equinox and the first spring full Moon in the Northern Hemisphere. It reaches peak fullness on April 22–23, depend...

chinese-astrology

The Chinese zodiac is a repeating 12-year cycle named for 12 animals. Each year in the lunar calendar carries one animal sign that shapes how people born in that year are common...

culture-and-tradition

Years of the Rat occur every 12 years within the 60-year Chinese sexagenary cycle, aligned with the lunar new year rather than the Gregorian calendar. This evergreen profile exp...

lunar-astronomy

The table below summarizes core, verifiable attributes of the full moon that occurs on March 2. Details vary by time zone, so treat exact timings as directionally accurate rathe...

astronomy

The Hunter’s Moon is the first full moon after the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon closest to the September equinox. Its name comes from traditions linked to hunting in p...

culture-tradition

The 2013 lunar animal is the Snake, the sixth sign in the twelve-year Chinese zodiac cycle. In the Gregorian calendar, 2013 corresponds to the Year of the Snake, beginning on 10...