the months ahead
Lunar Calendar
The next new moons, full moons, and quarters, straight from the real sky. New moons are for beginning, full moons for honoring and releasing; the folk names carry the season each full moon belongs to. Plan your intentions and your rest by them.
First quarter
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Strawberry Moon · full moon
Monday, June 29, 2026
Wild strawberries are ripe; the season is brief and exact. Eat them in the actual week.
Last quarter
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
New moon
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
First quarter
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Buck Moon · full moon
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Antlers in velvet pushing out, the stags grow their next year of crowns in a single month.
Last quarter
Thursday, August 6, 2026
New moon
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
First quarter
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Sturgeon Moon · full moon
Friday, August 28, 2026
The Great Lakes sturgeon are easiest to catch under this moon. Ancient fish, no jaw, the moon as a fishing lantern.
Last quarter
Friday, September 4, 2026
New moon
Friday, September 11, 2026
First quarter
Friday, September 18, 2026
Harvest Moon · full moon
Saturday, September 26, 2026
The moon nearest the autumnal equinox. Field work runs late into the evening because the sky stays bright.
Last quarter
Saturday, October 3, 2026
New moon
Saturday, October 10, 2026
First quarter
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Hunter's Moon · full moon
Monday, October 26, 2026
The bare fields make game easy to spot. The moon as a flashlight held over the slowing year.
Last quarter
Sunday, November 1, 2026
New moon
Monday, November 9, 2026
See tonight's moon, work the phases, or turn the wheel of the year.