2011 Moon Phases

Working With The Moon Every Witch should know which days to work and which to take off. Which moon phases are best for what kind of casting and which are for rest. These guidelines are not cast in stone and certainly if you have a friend in dire need of healing, you don't need to wait until the next Waxing Moon to cast. But when possible and for the best results here's the Moon Phase Calendar for this year to help you plan your work.   For more information about the moon and it's phases, visit our Working With The Moon section.   ~ Current Calendar | Moon Archive Index ~     * For a list of full moon names, see Working With The Moon. ** A Blue Moon occurs when a full moon enters the same month twice. *** The closest point to the Sun in a planet's orbit is called perihelion. The furthest point is called aphelion.

2011 Events Times are Eastern Standard Time January 4 - partial solar eclipse June 1 - partial solar eclipse June 15 - total lunar eclipse July 1 - partial solar eclipse November 25 - partial solar eclipse December 10 - total lunar eclipse See Event Notes For More Information 2011 Equinox Schedule March 20 / 19:21 - Vernal Equinox June 21 / 13:16 - Summer Solstice September 23 / 05:05 - Autumn Equinox December 22 / 00:30 - Winter Solstice Earth's 2011 Perihelion / Aphelion Schedule January 3 / 14:00 - Perihelion July 4 / 10:00 - Aphelion 2011 - Full Moon Schedule * Times are Eastern Standard Time Jan 19 / 16:21 - Wolf Moon Feb 18 / 03:36 - Snow Moon Mar 19 / 14:10 - Worm Moon Apr 17 / 22:44 - Rain Moon May 17 / 07:09 - Flower Moon Jun 15 / 16:14 - Strawberry Moon Jul 15 / 02:40 - Deer Moon Aug 13 / 14:57 - Fish Moon Sep 12 / 05:27 - Fruit Moon Oct 11 / 22:06 - Harvest Moon Nov 10 / 15:16 - Hunter's Moon Dec 10 / 09:36 - Cold Moon   There is no Blue Moon for 2011   To Track The Time In Your Area Use the Time Zone Converter . 2011 Moon Calendar  September, 2010  01  04  08  15  23 October, 2010  01  04  07  14  23  30 November, 2010  03  06  13  21  28 December, 2010  02  05  13  21  28 January, 2011 01 04 12 19 26 February, 2011 01 03 11 18 24 March, 2011 01 04 12 19 26 29 April, 2011 03 11 17 25 29 May, 2011 03 10 17 24 28 June, 2011 01 9 15 23 27 July, 2011 01 08 15 23 26 30 August, 2011 06 13 21 26 29 September, 2011 04 12 20 24 27 October, 2011 04 11 20 23 26 November, 2011 02 10 18 22 25 December, 2011 02 10 18 21 24 2011 Event Notes: January 4 - partial solar eclipse The first solar eclipse of 2011 occurs at the Moon's ascending node in eastern Sagittarius. A partial eclipse will be visible from much of Europe, North Africa and central Asia. The penumbral shadow first touches Earth's surface in northern Algeria at 06:40:11 UT. As the shadow travels east, Western Europe will be treated to a partial eclipse at sunrise. The eclipse magnitude [1] from European cities like Madrid (0.576), Paris (0.732), London (0.747), and Copenhagen (0.826) will give early morning risers an excellent opportunity to photograph the sunrise eclipse with interesting foreground scenery. June 1 - partial solar eclipse The next partial solar eclipse occurs at the Moon's descending node in Taurus. The event is visible from high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere . The eclipse begins at sunrise in Siberia and northern China where the penumbral shadow first touches Earth at 19:25:18 UT. Two hours later, greatest eclipse occurs at 21:16:11 UT. At that time, an eclipse of magnitude 0.601 will be visible from the Arctic coast of western Siberia as the midnight Sun skirts the northern horizon. Although most of Alaska and northern Canada will witness the partial eclipse, the southern limit of the penumbra falls along a curve from south of Fairbanks to central New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.   June 15 - total lunar eclipse The first lunar eclipse of 2011 occurs at the Moon's ascending node in southern Ophiuchus about 7° west of the Lagoon Nebula (M8). The Moon passes deeply through Earth's umbral shadow during this rather long event. The total phase itself lasts 100 minutes. The last eclipse to exceed this duration was in July 2000. The Moon's contact times with Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows are listed below. Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 17:24:34 UT Partial Eclipse Begins: 18:22:56 UT Total Eclipse Begins: 19:22:30 UT Greatest Eclipse: 20:12:37 UT Total Eclipse Ends: 21:02:42 UT Partial Eclipse Ends: 22:02:15 UT Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 23:00:45 UT The entire event will be seen from the eastern half of Africa, the Middle East, central Asia and western Australia. Observers throughout Europe will miss the early stages of the eclipse because they occur before moonrise. Fortunately, totality will be seen throughout the continent except for northern Scotland and northern Scandinavia. Eastern Asia, eastern Australia, and New Zealand will miss the last stages of eclipse because they occur after moonset. Again, the total phase will be seen from most of these regions. Even observers in eastern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina will witness totality. However, none of the eclipse will be visible from North America. At mid-eclipse, the Moon is near the zenith for observers from Reunion and Mauritius. July 1 - partial solar eclipse Just one lunation after the previous one, the third solar eclipse of the year takes place at the Moon's descending node in western Gemini. This Southern Hemisphere event is visible from a D-shaped region in the Antarctic Ocean south of Africa. Such a remote and isolated path means that it may very well turn out to be the solar eclipse that nobody sees. At greatest eclipse (08:38:23 UT), the magnitude is just 0.097. This event is the first eclipse of Saros 156. The family will produce 8 partial eclipses, followed by 52 annular eclipses and ending with 9 more partials. November 25 - partial solar eclipse The fourth and final solar eclipse of the year occurs at the Moon's ascending node in western Scorpius. The event is visible from high latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere and includes southern South Africa, Antarctica, Tasmania and most of New Zealand. December 10 - total lunar eclipse The last eclipse of 2011 is a total lunar eclipse that takes place at the Moon's descending node in eastern Taurus, four days after apogee. The Moon's orbital trajectory takes it through the southern half of Earth's umbral shadow. Although the eclipse is not central, the total phase still lasts 51 minutes. The timings of the major eclipse phases are listed below. Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 11:33:32 UT Partial Eclipse Begins: 12:45:42 UT Total Eclipse Begins: 14:06:16 UT Greatest Eclipse: 14:31:49 UT Total Eclipse Ends: 14:57:24 UT Partial Eclipse Ends: 16:17:58 UT Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 17:30:00 UT The entire event is visible from Asia and Australia. For North Americans, the eclipse is in progress as the Moon sets with western observers favored by a larger fraction of the eclipse before moonset. Observers throughout Europe and Africa will miss the early eclipse phases because they occur before moonrise. None of the eclipse can be seen from South America or Antarctica.

Source: 1, 2011 Farmers Almanac, US Navel Observatory: Moon Phases & Earth Events, NASA Eclipse Website Created: 12.29.2011             Updated: 12.29.2011