Thursday, November 5, 2009

Beaver Moon

Tuesday morning was magical. The full moon and incredibly moderate temps made for a wonderful morning run. Everything seemed to be aligned and right in the world. Come to find out that the full moons have names. That one was the Beaver Moon.
Here is the Wiki list...

Full moon names
Month
English names
Native American names
Other names used
Hindu names
Sinhala (Buddhist) names
January
Old Moon
Wolf Moon
Moon After Yule, Ice Moon
Paush Poornima
Duruthu Poya
February
Wolf Moon
Snow Moon
Hunger Moon, Storm Moon, Candles Moon
Magh Poornima
Navam Poya
March
Lenten Moon
Worm Moon
Crow Moon, Crust Moon, Sugar Moon, Sap Moon, Chaste Moon
basanta (spring) purnima, dol purnima (holi)
Medin Poya
April
Egg Moon
Pink Moon
Sprouting Grass Moon, Fish Moon, Seed Moon, Waking Moon
Hanuman Jayanti
Bak Poya
May
Milk Moon
Flower Moon
Corn Planting Moon, Corn Moon, Hare's Moon
Buddha Poornima
Vesak Poya
June
Flower Moon
Strawberry Moon
Honey Moon, Rose Moon, Hot Moon, Planting Moon
Wat Poornima
Poson Poya
July
Hay Moon
Buck Moon
Thunder Moon, Mead Moon
Guru Poornima
Esala Poya
August
Grain Moon
Sturgeon Moon
Red Moon, Green Corn Moon, Lightning Moon, Dog Moon
Narali Poornima, Raksha bandhan
Nikini Poya
September
Corn Moon
Harvest Moon
Corn Moon, Barley Moon
Bhadrapad Poornima
Binara Poya
October
Harvest Moon
Hunter's Moon
Travel Moon, Dying Grass Moon, Blood Moon
Kojagiri or Sharad Poornima, lakshmi puja
Vap Poya
November
Hunter's Moon
Beaver Moon
Frost Moon, Snow Moon
Kartik Poornima
Il Poya
December
Oak Moon
Cold Moon
Frost Moon, Long Night's Moon, Moon Before Yule
Margashirsha Poornima
Unduvap Poya

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