Full Moon Calendar 1982 with 13 full moons

Wondering when were the full moons in 1982? Here’s the Full Moon Calendar 1982 to help you go back and look at the year’s 13 full moons, solstices, equinoxes, and full moon eclipses.

A full moon occurs when the Earth is directly between the Sun and Moon so that the moon looks completely illuminated when you look at it. It happens about once a month or, 29.53 days on average.

Typically there are 12 full moons each year, and 1982 had an extra full moon with 13 that year. Ready to dive a little deeper into the 1982 dates? Take a look at each month, the names associated with each full moon, the eclipses that will occur, and the dates for the equinoxes and solstices.

Photo of the full moon with the words Full Moon Calendar 1982

The dates and times provided by NASA in United States Eastern Time (ET) account for both Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) for part of the year in the United States. Also below is the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time. This was previously referred to as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Since your local time zone may be different, the exact dates may shift slightly for your calendar.

Full Moon Calendar 1982

In 1982, there were 13 full moons on the calendar. In the later part of the year, there will be a blue moon.

For the 1982 Blue moon in Eastern United States time, it will occur in November. Because the second November full moon is so late in the day, for UTC the blue moon actually shifted into December.

As part of the January and July 1982 full moon, there were total lunar full moon eclipses.

MonthDay of the weekFull Moon 1982 DateUTC Time
JanuarySaturdayJanuary 9, 1982 2:53 PM EST7:53 PM UTC
FebruaryMondayFebruary 8, 1982 2:57 AM EST7:57 AM UTC
MarchTuesdayMarch 9, 1982 3:45 PM EST8:45 PM UTC
AprilThursdayApril 8, 1982 6:18 AM EST10:18 AM UTC
MayFridayMay 7, 1982 8:45 PM EDT12:45 AM UTC
(May 8, 1982)
JuneSundayJune 6, 1982 11:59 AM EDT3:59 PM UTC
JulyTuesdayJuly 6, 1982 3:32 AM EDT7:32 AM UTC
AugustWednesdayAugust 4, 1982 6:34 PM EDT10:34 PM UTC
SeptemberFridaySeptember 3, 1982 8:28 AM EDT12:28 PM UTC
OctoberSaturdayOctober 2, 1982 9:09 PM EDT1:09 AM UTC
(October 3, 1982)
NovemberMondayNovember 1, 1982 7:57 AM EST12:57 PM UTC
November
(Blue Moon)
TuesdayNovember 30, 1982 7:21 PM EST12:21 AM UTC
(December 1, 1982)
DecemberThursdayDecember 30, 1982 6:32 AM EST11:32 AM UTC

Related: 1982 Moon Phases

When was the Full Harvest Moon 1982?

The Full Harvest Moon in 1982 was on Saturday October 2, 1982 at 9:09 PM EDT or October 3, 1982 at 1:09 AM UTC. The October full moon tenth full moon of 1982 and was the full moon in Aries. The Full Harvest Moon was the first full moon after the Autumnal Equinox, making it the first full moon of Autumn 1982.

Depending on the year, the Harvest Moon may either be part of the Summer or Autumn season. In 1982 it was part of Autumn. The New Harvest Moon occurred in September on Friday September 17, 1982 at 8:09 AM EDT or 12:09 PM UTC, prior to the Autumnal Equinox. The September New Moon was the last new moon of Summer.

What were the names of the 1982 full moons?

The names of the full moons in 1982 were:

  • January 9: Full Wolf Moon
  • February 8: Full Snow Moon
  • March 9: Full Worm Moon
  • April 8: Full Pink Moon
  • May 7 (May 8 UTC): Full Flower Moon
  • June 6: Full Strawberry Moon
  • July 6: Full Buck Moon
  • August 4: Full Sturgeon Moon
  • September 3: Full Corn Moon
  • October 2 (October 3 UTC): Full Harvest Moon
  • November 1: Full Beaver Moon
  • November 30 (December 1 UTC): Full Blue Moon (Full Cold Moon for UTC)
  • December 30: Full Cold Moon (Full Blue Moon for UTC)

Depending on your time zone, the names of the last two full moons changed. For example, there was a second November full moon in the Eastern US time zone, making it a Full Blue Moon. And the December full moon was called a Full Cold Moon.

On the other hand, in the UTC time zone, the last two full moons of the year both fell in December. The first December Full Moon was called the Full Cold Moon, and the second was the Full Blue Moon.

1982 Equinoxes and Solstices

Below are the dates for the equinoxes and solstices from 1982. None of the equinoxes or solstices fell on the same date as one of the full moons. All of the 1982 seasons had three full moons so no seasonal blue moons happened this year.

The 1982 dates of the equinoxes and solstices were:

  • Vernal Equinox (Spring): March 20, 1982 at 6:56 PM EST or 10:56 PM UTC
  • Summer Solstice: June 21, 1982 at 1:24 PM EDT or 5:24 PM UTC
  • Autumnal Equinox: September 23, 1982 at 4:47 AM EDT or 8:47 AM UTC
  • Winter Solstice: December 21, 1982 at 11:39 PM EST or December 22, 1982 at 4:39 AM UTC

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