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Full Moon 2015: Save the Dates!

Some may be curious when full moon 2015 events will take place. Here is the answer to your full moon 2015 queries. All full moon times are based on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

A full moon is a lunar phase that happens when the Moon is completely lit up as seen from Earth. This is the effect when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun.

The Earth's satellite travels about 27.3 days to complete its revolution to our planet. Its phase cycle, on the other hand, lasts after 29.53 days. Since the number of days in a month vary, full moon instances fall on different days of the month every year. Full moon 2015 will happen 13 times this year.

Below is the list of full moon 2015 occurrences:

January 5, 2015 - 4:53 UTC

February 3,2015 - 23:09 UTC

March 5, 2015 - 18:05 UTC

April 4, 2015 - 12:05 UTC

May 4, 2015 - 3:42 UTC

June 2, 2015 - 16:19 UTC

July 2, 2015 - 2:19 UTC

July 31, 2015 - 10:43 UTC

August 29, 2015 - 18:35 UTC

September 28, 2015 - 2:50 UTC

October 27, 2015 - 12:05 UTC

November 25, 2015 - 22:44 UTC

December 25, 2015 - 11:11 UTC

For the second occurrence of full moon 2015 in July, a blue moon can be seen. You can also witness lunar eclipse during the months of April and September.

There are numerous of blog sites and other websites that feature photos of full moon in the sky. Photographers, whether newbies or professionals, let you see full moon happenings from different views and angles through their photos. Captures from different parts of the world can also be viewed since there are tons of full moon snapshots available online. However, most will agree that witnessing full moon 2015 first-hand is far from beatable.

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