The Full Moon, photographed in July 2016 from Melbourne, Florida. Credit: Michael Seeley/Flickr. The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight. Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being reflected back to our planet changes. That creates different lunar phases.The next Full Moon in 2024 is at 6:17 a.m. on Sunday, July 21, and is called the Buck Moon.We’ll update this article multiple times each week with the latest moonrise, moonset, Full Moon schedule, and some of what you can see in the sky each week.Here’s the complete list of Full Moons this year and their traditional names.2024 Full Moon schedule and names of each(all times Eastern)Jan. 25 — 12:54 p.m. — Wolf Moon Feb. 24 —7:30 a.m. — Snow Moon March 25 — 3 a.m. — Worm Moon April 23 — 7:49 p.m. — Pink Moon May 23 — 9:53 a....
