There are eight phases of the Moon beginning with the new Moon, followed by waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and finally waning crescent.

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Saturday, April 12. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:22 p.m. EDT (0022 GMT April 13), but local ...