Full Moon Calendar 1983 with 12 full moons
Wondering when were the full moons in 1983? Here’s the Full Moon Calendar 1983 to help you go back and look at the year’s 12 full moons, seasonal blue moon, solstices, equinoxes, and full moon eclipses.
Full Moon Calendar 1983
In 1983, there were 12 full moons on the calendar. None of the months had more than one full moon so there were no calendar blue moons during 1983. There was a seasonal blue moon during 1983.
During the Summer 1983 season there were four full moons. As a result, the August 1983 full moon was considered a seasonal full moon.
As part of the June 1983 full moon there was a partial lunar full moon eclipse. During the December full moon was a penumbral lunar eclipse.
The dates and times are provided by NASA in Eastern Standard Time (EST) with Daylight Saving Time (DST) for part of the year. Also below is the Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) time. This was previously referred to as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
| Month | Day of the week | Full Moon 1983 Date | UTC Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Wednesday | January 28, 1983 17:26 EST | 22:26 UTC |
| February | Sunday | February 27, 1983 03:58 EST | 08:58 UTC |
| March | Monday | March 28, 1983 15:27 EST | 20:27 UTC |
| April | Wednesday | April 27, 1983 02:31 EST | 07:31 UTC |
| May | Thursday | May 26, 1983 14:48 EST | 19:48 UTC |
| June | Saturday | June 25, 1983 4:32 EST | 09:32 UTC |
| July | Sunday | July 24, 1983 19:27 EST | 00:27 UTC (July 25, 1983) |
| August | Tuesday | August 23, 1983 10:59 EST | 15:59 UTC |
| September | Thursday | September 22, 1983 02:36 EST | 07:36 UTC |
| October | Friday | October 21, 1983 17:53 EST | 22:53 UTC |
| November | Sunday | November 20, 1983 07:29 EST | 12:29 UTC |
| December | Monday | December 19, 1983 21:00 EST | 02:00 UTC (December 20, 1983) |
What were the names of the 1983 Full Moons?
The names of the full moons in 1983 were as follows:
- January 28, 1983: Full Wolf Moon
- February 27, 1983: Full Snow Moon
- March 28, 1983: Full Worm Moon
- April 27, 1983: Full Pink Moon
- May 26, 1983: Full Flower Moon
- June 25, 1983: Full Strawberry Moon
- July 24, 1983 (July 25, 1983 UTC): Full Buck Moon
- August 23, 1983: Full Sturgeon Moon
- September 22, 1983: Full Harvest Moon
- October 21, 1983: Full Hunter’s Moon
- November 20, 1983: Full Beaver Moon
- December 19, 1983 (December 20, 1983 UTC): Full Cold Moon
1983 Equinoxes and Solstices
Below are the dates for the equinoxes and solstices from 1983. None of the equinoxes or solstices fell on the same date as one of the full moons.
During the Summer 1983 there were four full moons. All of the other seasons had three full moons. The August 1983 full moon was the third full moon of the season and considered to be a seasonal full moon.
| Month | Equinox/Solstice | 1983 Date | UTC Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | Vernal Equinox (Spring) | March 21, 1983 00:38 EST | 05:38 UTC |
| June | Summer Solstice | June 21, 1983 19:08 EST | 00:08 UTC (June 22, 1983) |
| September | Autumn Equinox | September 23, 1983 10:41 EST | 15:41 UTC |
| December | Winter Solstice | December 22, 1983 05:30 EST | 10:30 UTC |
