Lunar Calendar 2023: when does the Moon change phase

The movements of the Moon are registered in the Moon phases, which are still used today for different purposes. Discover what phase will the moon have at any time of the year with the 2023 Lunar Calendar.

The moon revolves around the Land every 28 days, but since the Earth also moves around the Sun, to return to the same position of its orbit, from our point of view on Earth, it takes 29.5 days. This is the moon cycle.

The lunar cycle gave rise to the months. And since it is regular, it has been used for thousands of years to keep track of regular events such as the menstruation, the tidesthe birth of a child, or harvests.

Moon calendar 2023

During this moon cycle After 29.5 days, the moon goes through four phases: New moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter. Although there are several subphases in between.

If for some reason you keep track of an event according to the phases of the moon, or you simply want to find the best time to photograph it or observe it with the telescope, you need a lunar calendar. Since the lunar cycle does not coincide with the solar calendar that we use, since we have months of 30 and 31 days, each year the dates of the phases of the Moon change.

Here you have the Lunar Calendar 2023, in graphic format. It is valid for the northern hemisphere:

As can be seen, the Moon change phase approximately once a week. But he doesn’t do it “all at once”, but progressively.

Our colleague Laura Priego, from Business Insiderhas consulted the astronomical agenda 2023 of the National Geographic Instituteto get the exact hours of the moon change. You must bear in mind that the indicated hours correspond to the time of the peninsula, Ceuta, Melilla and the Balearic Islands.

• full moon: January 7, 2023 at 00:08 hours
• last quarter: January 15, 2023 at 03:10 a.m.
• New Moon: January 21, 2023 at 9:53 p.m.
• first quarter: January 28, 2023 at 4:19 p.m.
• full moon: February 5, 2023 at 7:28 p.m.
• last quarter: February 13, 2023 at 5:01 p.m.
• New Moon: February 20, 2023 at 08:06 a.m.
• first quarter: February 27, 2023 at 09:05 a.m.
• full moon: March 7, 2023 at 1:40 p.m.
• last quarter: March 15, 2023 at 03:08 a.m.
• New Moon: March 21, 2023 at 6:23 p.m.
• first quarter: March 29, 2023 at 04:32 a.m.
• full moon: April 6, 2023 at 06:34 a.m.
• last quarter: April 13, 2023 at 11:11 a.m.
• New Moon: April 20, 2023 at 06:12 a.m.
• first quarter: April 27, 2023 at 11:20 p.m.
• full moon: May 5, 2023 at 7:34 p.m.
• last quarter: May 12, 2023 at 4:28 p.m.
• New Moon: May 19, 2023 at 5:53 p.m.
• first quarter: May 27, 2023 at 5:22 p.m.
• full moon: June 4, 2023 at 05:42 a.m.
• last quarter: June 10, 2023 at 9:31 p.m.
• New Moon: June 18, 2023 at 06:37 a.m.
• first quarter: June 26, 2023 at 09:50 a.m.
• full moon: July 3, 2023 at 1:38 p.m.
• last quarter: July 10, 2023 at 03:48 a.m.
• New Moon: July 17, 2023 at 8:32 p.m.
• first quarter: July 26, 2023 at 00:07
• full moon: August 1, 2023 at 8:31 p.m.
• last quarter: August 8, 2023 at 12:28 p.m.
• New Moon: August 16, 2023 at 11:38 a.m.
• first quarter: August 24, 2023 at 11:57 a.m.
• full moon: August 31, 2023 at 03:35 a.m.

• last quarter: September 7, 2023 at 00:21
• New Moon: September 15, 2023 at 03:39 a.m.
• first quarter: September 22, 2023 at 9:31 p.m.
• full moon: September 29, 2023 at 11:57 a.m.
• last quarter: October 6, 2013 at 3:47 p.m.
• New Moon: October 14, 2023 at 7:55 p.m.
• first quarter: October 22, 2023 at 05:29 a.m.
• full moon: October 28, 2023 at 10:24 p.m.
• last quarter: November 5, 2023 at 09:36 a.m.
• New Moon: November 13, 2023 at 10:27 a.m.
• first quarter: November 20, 2023 at 11:50 a.m.
• full moon: November 27, 2023 at 10:16 a.m.
• last quarter: December 5, 2023 at 06:49 a.m.
• New Moon: December 12, 2023 at 00:32 hours
• first quarter: December 19, 2023 at 7:39 p.m.
• full moon: December 27, 2023 at 01:33 a.m.

As you can see, the next full moon It will be on March 7.

He Lunar Calendar 2023 It is very useful to keep track of certain regular activities. It is also imperative to find the best time to notice either photograph the moon.