| Phase | Date |
|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | Sunday, January 21, 1951 |
| Snow Moon | Monday, February 19, 1951 |
| Worm Moon | Wednesday, March 21, 1951 |
| Pink Moon | Thursday, April 19, 1951 |
| Flower Moon | Saturday, May 19, 1951 |
| Strawberry Moon | Sunday, June 17, 1951 |
| Buck Moon | Tuesday, July 17, 1951 |
| Sturgeon Moon | Wednesday, August 15, 1951 |
| Harvest Moon (Corn Moon) | Thursday, September 13, 1951 |
| Hunter's Moon | Saturday, October 13, 1951 |
| Beaver Moon | Sunday, November 11, 1951 |
| Cold Moon | Tuesday, December 11, 1951 |
The moon shows its full face to Earth once a month. Well, sort of. In fact, the same side of the moon always faces the planet, but part of it is in shadow. And, in reality most of the time the "full moon" is never perfectly full. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100 percent full, and that alignment produces a lunar eclipse. And sometimes — once in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four times in a season, depending on which definition you prefer).