| Phase | Date |
|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | Sunday, January 1, 1961 |
| Wolf Moon | Sunday, January 29, 1961 |
| Snow Moon | Tuesday, February 28, 1961 |
| Worm Moon | Thursday, March 30, 1961 |
| Pink Moon | Saturday, April 29, 1961 |
| Flower Moon | Sunday, May 28, 1961 |
| Strawberry Moon | Monday, June 26, 1961 |
| Buck Moon | Wednesday, July 26, 1961 |
| Sturgeon Moon | Thursday, August 24, 1961 |
| Harvest Moon (Corn Moon) | Friday, September 22, 1961 |
| Hunter's Moon | Sunday, October 22, 1961 |
| Beaver Moon | Monday, November 20, 1961 |
| Cold Moon | Wednesday, December 20, 1961 |
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).