Many cultures have given distinct names to the monthly full moon. Farmer’s Almanac lists names commonly used in the U.S. European settler’s followed their own customs. Native American people also had different names. Book This Day in North American Indian History lists more than 50 native peoples, their name for full moons. Also, listed on AmericanIndian.net.
A brief list of the moon names of cultures including Chinese & Celtic. Fascinating.
Chinese moon names:
| Month | Name | Month | Name |
| 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 |
Full moon name’s often correspond to seasonal marker’s. Harvest Moon occurs at end of growing season in September, Cold Moon in frosty December. Southern Hemisphere season’s are switched. Harvest Moon occurs in March, Cold Moon in June. Earthsky.org list’s common name’s for full moon’s south of equator.
January: Hay Moon, Buck Moon, Thunder Moon, Mead Moon
February: Grain Moon, Sturgeon Moon, Red Moon, Dog Moon, Barley Moon
March: Harvest Moon, Corn Moon
April: Harvest Moon, Hunter’s Moon, Blood Moon
May: Hunter’s Moon, Beaver Moon, Frost Moon
June: Oak Moon, Cold Moon, Long Night’s Moon
July: Wolf Moon, Old Moon, Ice Moon
August: Snow Moon, Storm Moon, Hunger Moon, Wolf Moon
September: Worm Moon, Lenten Moon, Crow Moon, Sugar Moon, Chaste Moon
October: Egg Moon, Fish Moon, Seed Moon, Pink Moon, Waking Moon
November: Corn Moon, Milk Moon, Flower Moon, Hare Moon
December: Strawberry Moon, Honey Moon, Rose Moon