Is tonight a full moon

The next full Moon will be the second full Moon of 2025, the Snow Moon on 12th February, rising at 17:07 UTC.

And there are four supermoons in 2025:

• Harvest Moon – 7 October
• Beaver Moon – 5 November
• Cold Moon – 4 December

In this full Moon calendar you can find dates (and names) for every full Moon in 2025, including Moonrise times.

Download our lunar phases poster 2025 (PDF) for a printable guide to help you keep track of the Moon in 2025.

Many astronomers and stargazers find the full Moon a nuisance, as the bright lunar glare drowns out the view of deep-sky objects.

And even if the Moon is your chosen observing target, many argue that features on the Moon like craters and lunar maria are better seen during the lunar phases.

During a crescent Moon or gibbous Moon, for example, the terminator - the line dividing the lit and unlit portions of the Moon - accentuates certain features, making them much better primed for exploration.

There are even famous clair-obscur effects on the Moon that you can

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