The MoonPhaseToday calendar feeds add every full moon, or every moon phase, to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook as a free subscription that keeps itself up to date. Pick a feed above, copy its address or open it with your calendar app, and the Moon’s phases appear next to your own events in your own time zone.
What is in each moon calendar feed?
The “Full moons with names” feed holds one event for each full moon with its traditional name, and the “All moon phases” feed holds every new moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter.
| Feed | Events | Events per year |
|---|---|---|
| Full moons with names | Each full moon with its traditional name, such as Wolf Moon or Harvest Moon | 12 or 13 |
| All moon phases | Every new moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter | About 50 |
Each event sits at the exact instant of the phase, calculated with the same lunar engine as the moon phase calendar. The feeds list only the four primary phases of the moon, the ones that happen at an exact instant; in-between phases such as waxing gibbous have no single start time. The names follow the full moon names used across the site.
How do you add the feed to Google Calendar?
Google Calendar adds a subscription only from a computer: open Google Calendar in a web browser, choose “From URL” under “Other calendars” and paste the feed address.
- Copy the feed address from the panel above.
- Open Google Calendar in a web browser on a computer.
- Next to “Other calendars”, click the plus sign (“Add other calendars”) and choose “From URL”.
- Paste the address and click “Add calendar”.
The moon calendar then appears on the left under “Other calendars”. Google’s help pages state that the Google Calendar app for Android, iPhone and iPad cannot add a subscription, so this step has to happen on a computer.
How do you add it to Apple Calendar on Mac and iPhone?
On a Mac, choose File and then New Calendar Subscription in the Calendar app and paste the feed address; on an iPhone or iPad, open the feed’s webcal link or add it in Settings as a subscribed calendar.
On a Mac:
- Open Calendar and choose File → New Calendar Subscription.
- Paste the feed address and click Subscribe.
- Give the calendar a name and color, and choose iCloud as its location to see it on all your Apple devices, or On My Mac to keep it on that computer.
- Choose how often it refreshes in the Auto-refresh menu.
On an iPhone or iPad: tap the feed’s webcal link and confirm the subscription. You can also open Settings → Calendar → Accounts (on newer versions of iOS, Settings → Apps → Calendar → Calendar Accounts), then choose Add Account → Other → Add Subscribed Calendar, paste the address and save.
How do you add it to Outlook?
In Outlook on the web or Outlook.com, open Calendar, select Add calendar, choose Subscribe from web, paste the feed address and select Import.
Microsoft says subscribed calendars update about every 3 hours, though a change can take more than 24 hours to appear. Because the moon phases are fixed well in advance, that delay does not affect the dates you see.
Which time zone do the events use?
Each event is stored as an exact moment in UTC, and your calendar app shows it in your own time zone automatically. If you travel, the events shift with your device or account settings.
Because a phase is a single instant, its local date depends on where you are. A full moon at 02:00 UTC shows up on the previous evening in the Americas and on the listed date in Europe. That is also why a printed UTC calendar and your phone can disagree by a day.
How do you remove a moon calendar subscription?
Removing the subscription deletes only the moon events and leaves your own calendar untouched.
- Google Calendar (computer): open Settings, select the moon calendar in the left column, click “Remove calendar” and then “Unsubscribe”.
- Apple Calendar (Mac): Control-click the calendar in the calendar list and choose Unsubscribe.
- iPhone or iPad: open the same Settings path you used to add it, tap the subscribed calendar and delete it.
- Outlook: right-click the calendar in your calendar list and remove it.
Is the moon calendar feed private?
The feeds need no account, sign-up or email address, and MoonPhaseToday adds no tracking to them. Your calendar provider simply fetches the feed on its own schedule and shows the events to you.