Phases of Earth's Moon Each Month of the Year:
A.D. 2011

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A.D. 2011

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A.D. 2011

2011 January

* Tue., Jan. 4, 3:50:35 a.m. EST - Greatest eclipse time for Partial Eclipse of the Sun visible in much of Europe, North Africa, and Central Asia.
SAFE WAY TO VIEW A SOLAR ECLIPSE.

* Tue., Jan. 4, 4:03 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1089.

* Mon., Jan. 10, 1:00 a.m. EST - Moon at apogee: 404,977 kilometers.

* Wed., Jan. 12, 6:31 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: First Quarter.

* Wed., Jan. 19, 4:21 p.m. p.m. EST - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Wolf Moon).

* Fri., Jan. 21, 7:00 p.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 362,792 kilometers.

* Wed., Jan. 26, 7:57 a.m. p.m. EST - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

Phases of Moon Defined -- New Moon *** First Quarter *** Full Moon *** Last (or "Third") Quarter

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2011 February

* Wed., Feb. 2, 9:31 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation no. 1090.

* Sun., Feb. 6, 6:00 p.m. EST - Moon at apogee: 405,924 kilometers.

* Fri., Feb. 11, 2:18 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: First Quarter.

* Fri., Feb. 18, 3:36 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Snow Moon).

* Sat., Feb. 19, 2:00 a.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 358,247 kilometers.
Large Tides Predicted.

* Thur., Feb. 24, 6:26 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

Phases of Moon Defined -- New Moon *** First Quarter *** Full Moon *** Last (or "Third") Quarter

Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans

2011 March

* Fri., March 4, 3:46 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1091.

* Sun., March 6, 3:00 a.m. EST - Moon at apogee: 406,583 kilometers.

* Sat., March 12, 6:45 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: First Quarter.

* Sat., March 19, 2:10 p.m. EDST - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Worm Moon):
Largest Full Moon in 2011.

* Sat., March 19, 3:00 p.m. EDST - Moon at perigee: 356,575 kilometers.
Large Tides Predicted.

* Sat., March 26, 8:07 a.m. EDST - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

Phases of Moon Defined -- New Moon *** First Quarter *** Full Moon *** Last (or "Third") Quarter

Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans

2011 April

* Sat., April 2, 5:00 a.m. EDST - Moon at apogee: 406,656 kilometers.

* Sun., April 3, 10:32 a.m. EDST - Moon Phase - New Moon: Lunation 1092.

* Mon., April 11, 8:05 a.m. EDST - Moon Phase - First Quarter.

* Sun., April 17, 2:00 a.m. EDST - Moon at perigee: 358,090 kilometers.
Large tides predicted.

* Sun., April 17, 10:44 p.m. EDST - Moon Phase - Full Moon (Pink Moon).

* Sun., April 24, 10:47 p.m. EDST - Moon Phase - Last Quarter.

* Fri., April 29, 2:00 p.m. EDST - Moon at apogee: 406,039 kilometers.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

Phases of Moon Defined -- New Moon *** First Quarter *** Full Moon *** Last (or "Third") Quarter

Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans

2011 May

* Tue., May 3, 2:51 a.m. EDST - Moon Phase - New Moon: Lunation 1093.

* Tue., May 10, 4:33 p.m. EDST - Moon Phase - First Quarter.

* Sun., May 15, 7:00 a.m. EDST - Moon at perigee: 362,135 kilometers.

* Tue., May 17, 7:09 a.m. EDST - Moon Phase - Full Moon (Flower Moon).

* Tue., May 24, 2:42 p.m. EDST - Moon Phase - Last Quarter.

* Fri., May 27, 6:00 a.m. EDST - Moon at apogee: 404,003 kilometers.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

Phases of Moon Defined -- New Moon *** First Quarter *** Full Moon *** Last (or "Third") Quarter

Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans

2011 June

* Wed., June 1, 5:03 p.m. EDST - Moon Phase - New Moon: Lunation 1094.

* Wed., June 1, 5:16.11 p.m. EDST - Partial Eclipse of the Sun. Time of greatest solar eclipse with eclipse magnitude of 0.601 visible from the Arctic coast of western Siberia, for this "solar eclipse of the midnight sun."
Link 1 *** Link 2.

* Wed., June 8, 9:11 p.m. EDST - Moon Phase - First Quarter.

* Sat., June 11, 10:00 p.m. EDST - Moon at perigee: 367,189 kilometers.

* Wed., June 15, 4:12.35.8 p.m. EDST - Total Eclipse of the Moon. Time of greatest lunar eclipse with umbral magnitude of 1.6998 visible primarily from the Eastern Hemisphere and partly from South America.

* Wed., June 15, 4:14 p.m. EDST - Moon Phase - Full Moon: Strawberry Moon.

* Wed., June 23, 7:48 a.m. EDST - Moon Phase - Last Quarter.

* Fri., June 24, 12:00 Midnight EDST - Moon at apogee: 404,271 kilometers.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

Phases of Moon Defined -- New Moon *** First Quarter *** Full Moon *** Last (or "Third") Quarter

Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans

2011 July

* Fri., July 1, 4:38:22.7 a.m. EDST - Greatest eclipse for Partial Eclipse of the Sun: observable in small area of Antarctic Ocean, south of Africa. SPECIAL NOTE: This eclipse marks the first solar eclipse in Saros series number 156, which runs from the year 2011 to the year 3237 (first new Saros cycle in 83 years). The Saros eclipse cycle governs the periodicity and recurrence of solar eclipses, a period of approximately 18 years, 11 days, 8 hours.

* Fri., July 1, 4:54 a.m. EDST - Moon Phase - New Moon: Lunation 1095.

* Thur., July 7, 10:00 a.m. EDST - Moon at perigee: 369,570 kilometers.

* Fri., July 8, 2:29 a.m. EDST - Moon Phase - First Quarter.

* Fri., July 15, 2:40 a.m. EDST - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Buck Moon).

* Thur., July 21, 7:00 p.m. EDST - Moon at apogee: 404,355 kilometer.

* Sat., July 23, 1:02 a.m. EDST - Moon Phase - Last Quarter.

* Sat., July 30, 2:40 p.m. EDST - Moon Phase - New Moon: Lunation 1096.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

Phases of Moon Defined -- New Moon *** First Quarter *** Full Moon *** Last (or "Third") Quarter

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2011 August

* Tue., Aug. 2, 5:00 p.m. EDST - Moon at perigee: 365,761 kilometers.

* Sat., Aug. 6, 7:08 a.m. EDST - Moon Phase: First Quarter.

* Sat., Aug. 13, 2:57 p.m. EDST - Moon Phase: Full Moon - Sturgeon Moon.

* Thur., Aug. 18, 12:00 Noon EDST - Moon at apogee: 405,161 kilometers.

* Sun., Aug. 21, 5:54 p.m. EDST - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.

* Sun., Aug. 28, 11:04 p.m. EDST - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1097.

* Tue., Aug. 30, 2:00 p.m. EDST - Moon at perigee: 360,858 kilometers.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

Phases of Moon Defined -- New Moon *** First Quarter *** Full Moon *** Last (or "Third") Quarter

Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans

2011 September

* Sun., Sept. 4, 1:39 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: First Quarter.

* Mon., Sept. 12 - Mid-Autumn Festival/Moon Festival - A popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese people, dating back over 3,000 years to Moon worship in China's Shang Dynasty. It is celebrated on the date close to the Atumnal Equinox of the Solar Calendar, as well as close to the Full Moon Phase.

* Mon., Sept. 12, 5:27 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Full Moon - Harvest Moon.

* Thur., Sept. 15, 2:00 a.m. EDT - Moon at apogee: 406,065 kilometers.

* Tue., Sept. 20, 9:39 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.

* Tue., Sept. 27, 7:09 a.m. EDT - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1098.

* Tue., Sept. 27, 9:00 p.m. EDT - Moon at perigee: 357,557 kilometers -
Large Tides Predicted.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

Phases of Moon Defined -- New Moon *** First Quarter *** Full Moon *** Last (or "Third") Quarter

Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans

2011 October

* Mon., Oct. 3, 11:15 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: First Quarter.

* Tue., Oct. 11, 10:06 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Hunter's Moon).
Smallest Full Moon in 2011.

* Wed., Oct. 12, 8:00 a.m. EDT - Moon at apogee: 406,434 kilometers.

* Wed., Oct. 19, 11:30 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.

* Wed., Oct. 26, 8:00 a.m. EDT - Moon at perigee: 357,052 kilometers.
Large tides predicted.

* Wed., Oct. 26, 3:56 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1099.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

Phases of Moon Defined -- New Moon *** First Quarter *** Full Moon *** Last (or "Third") Quarter

Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans

2011 November

* Wed., Nov. 2, 12:38 p.m. EDT - Moon Phase: First Quarter.

* Tue., Nov. 8, 8:00 a.m. EST - Moon at apogee: 406,177 kilometers.

* Thur., Nov. 10, 3:16 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Beaver Moon).

* Fri., Nov. 18, 10:09 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.

* Wed., Nov. 23, 6:00 p.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 359,691 kilometers.

* Fri., Nov. 25, 1:10 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1100.

* Fri., Nov. 25, 1:20:16.6 a.m. EST - Time of greatest eclipse for Partial Eclipse of the Sun visible in Antarctica, southern portion of South Africa, Tasmania, and nearly all of New Zealand.
Always use safe techniques for the eyes when attempting to view an Eclipse of the Sun or Solar Eclipse.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

Phases of Moon Defined -- New Moon *** First Quarter *** Full Moon *** Last (or "Third") Quarter

Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans

2011 December

* Fri., Dec. 2, 4:52 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: First Quarter.

* Mon., Dec. 5, 8:00 p.m. EST - Moon at apogee: 405,414 kilometers.

* Sat., Dec. 10 - Measure the Moon Night - An educational, collaborative experience and experiment in measuring the Moon's distance and size.

* Sat., Dec. 10, 9:31:48.5 a.m. EST - Time of greatest eclipse for Total Eclipse of the Moon. All of eclipse visible in Alaska, Yukon Territory, much of Canadian Northwest Territories, Australia, and most of Asia. Part of eclipse visible in other parts of North America (eclipse in progress as Moon sets, with people in the west seeing more of the eclipse), Europe , other parts of Asia, and most of Africa except extreme western sections (early portions of the eclipse occur before moonrise).
An Eclipse of the Moon, or Lunar Eclipse, is completely safe to observe with the naked-eye or any optical device.

* Sat., Dec. 10, 9:36 a.m. EST - Moon Phase: Full Moon (Cold Moon or Long-Nights Moon).

* Sat., Dec. 17, 7:48 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: Last Quarter.

* Wed., Dec. 21, 10:00 p.m. EST - Moon at perigee: 364,800 kilometers.

* Sat., Dec. 24, 1:06 p.m. EST - Moon Phase: New Moon - Lunation 1101.

Current Phase *** Phases Next 27.322 Days (Orbital Period)

Phases of Moon Defined -- New Moon *** First Quarter *** Full Moon *** Last (or "Third") Quarter

Full Moon Names and Their Meanings, as Defined by Native Americans


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