Full Moon Calendar 2008
Wondering when were the full moons in 2008? Here’s the Full Moon Calendar 2008 to help you go back and check the 12 full moons.
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 2008
In 2008, there were 12 full moons. No blue moons occurred during the year. There was a seasonal blue moon in May as there were 4 full moons during the spring season. And there were 2 partial eclipses on full moons.
There were two partial lunar eclipses during the full moons: as part of the February full moon on February 20th at 22:26 (Eastern Time) and the August full moon on August 16th at 17:11 (Eastern Time).
| Month | Day of the week | Full Moon 2008 Date |
|---|---|---|
| January | Tuesday | January 22, 2008 08:35 EST |
| February | Wednesday | February 20, 2008 22:31 EST |
| March | Friday | March 21, 2008 14:40 EST |
| April | Sunday | April 20, 2008 06:25 EST |
| May | Monday | May 19, 2008 22:11 EST (Seasonal Blue Moon) |
| June | Wednesday | June 18, 2008 13:30 EST |
| July | Friday | July 18, 2008 03:59 EST |
| August | Saturday | August 16, 2008 17:16 EST |
| September | Monday | September 15, 2008 05:13 EST |
| October | Tuesday | October 14, 2008 16:03 EST |
| November | Thursday | November 13, 2008 01:17 EST |
| December | Friday | December 12, 2008 11:37 EST |
What were the names of the 2008 Full Moons?
The names of the full moons in 2008 were as follows:
- January 22, 2008: Full Wolf Moon
- February 20, 2008 (February 21, 2008): Full Snow Moon
- March 21, 2008: Full Worm Moon
- April 20, 2008: Full Pink Moon
- May 19, 2008: Full Flower Moon
- June 18, 2008: Full Strawberry Moon
- July 18, 2008: Full Buck Moon
- August 16, 2008: Full Sturgeon Moon
- September 15, 2008: Full Harvest Moon
- October 14, 2008: Full Hunter’s Moon
- November 13, 2008: Full Beaver Moon
- December 12, 2008: Full Cold Moon
2008 Equinoxes and Solstices
| Month | Equinox/Solstice | 2008 Date |
|---|---|---|
| March | Vernal Equinox (Spring ) | March 20, 2008 01:49 EST |
| June | Summer Solstice | June 20, 2008 20:00 EST |
| September | Autumn Equinox | September 22, 2008 11:45 EST |
| December | Winter Solstice | December 21, 2008 07:04 EST |
