This page lists all lunar phase events in 2010: New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last Quarter.
Dates are based on the UTC time zone. Phases are calculated using the synodic month (approximately 29.53058867 days). Dates are accurate to within a day; for exact times consult an astronomical almanac.
Interesting facts for 2010
- 2010 has 13 full moons.
- Blue Moon: January 29 — the second full moon in a calendar month.
- Easter 2010: Sunday, April 4, 2010. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21. That full moon is on March 29.
| Start date | Phase | Day of year | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2010 (Fri) | Full Moon | 1 | Perihelion, closest to Sun (~January 2) |
| January 7, 2010 (Thu) | Last Quarter | 7 | |
| January 14, 2010 (Thu) | New Moon | 14 | |
| January 22, 2010 (Fri) | First Quarter | 22 | |
| January 29, 2010 (Fri) | Full Moon | 29 | Blue Moon |
| February 5, 2010 (Fri) | Last Quarter | 36 | |
| February 13, 2010 (Sat) | New Moon | 44 | |
| February 20, 2010 (Sat) | First Quarter | 51 | |
| February 28, 2010 (Sun) | Full Moon | 59 | |
| March 7, 2010 (Sun) | Last Quarter | 66 | |
| March 14, 2010 (Sun) | New Moon | 73 | March equinox (March 19) |
| March 22, 2010 (Mon) | First Quarter | 81 | |
| March 29, 2010 (Mon) | Full Moon | 88 | Easter (April 4) |
| April 5, 2010 (Mon) | Last Quarter | 95 | |
| April 13, 2010 (Tue) | New Moon | 103 | |
| April 20, 2010 (Tue) | First Quarter | 110 | |
| April 28, 2010 (Wed) | Full Moon | 118 | |
| May 5, 2010 (Wed) | Last Quarter | 125 | |
| May 12, 2010 (Wed) | New Moon | 132 | |
| May 20, 2010 (Thu) | First Quarter | 140 | |
| May 27, 2010 (Thu) | Full Moon | 147 | |
| June 4, 2010 (Fri) | Last Quarter | 155 | |
| June 11, 2010 (Fri) | New Moon | 162 | |
| June 18, 2010 (Fri) | First Quarter | 169 | June solstice (June 20) |
| June 26, 2010 (Sat) | Full Moon | 177 | |
| July 3, 2010 (Sat) | Last Quarter | 184 | Aphelion, farthest point from Sun (~July 3) |
| July 10, 2010 (Sat) | New Moon | 191 | |
| July 18, 2010 (Sun) | First Quarter | 199 | |
| July 25, 2010 (Sun) | Full Moon | 206 | |
| August 2, 2010 (Mon) | Last Quarter | 214 | |
| August 9, 2010 (Mon) | New Moon | 221 | |
| August 16, 2010 (Mon) | First Quarter | 228 | |
| August 24, 2010 (Tue) | Full Moon | 236 | |
| August 31, 2010 (Tue) | Last Quarter | 243 | |
| September 7, 2010 (Tue) | New Moon | 250 | |
| September 15, 2010 (Wed) | First Quarter | 258 | |
| September 22, 2010 (Wed) | Full Moon | 265 | September equinox (September 22) |
| September 30, 2010 (Thu) | Last Quarter | 273 | |
| October 7, 2010 (Thu) | New Moon | 280 | |
| October 14, 2010 (Thu) | First Quarter | 287 | |
| October 22, 2010 (Fri) | Full Moon | 295 | |
| October 29, 2010 (Fri) | Last Quarter | 302 | |
| November 6, 2010 (Sat) | New Moon | 310 | |
| November 13, 2010 (Sat) | First Quarter | 317 | |
| November 20, 2010 (Sat) | Full Moon | 324 | |
| November 28, 2010 (Sun) | Last Quarter | 332 | |
| December 5, 2010 (Sun) | New Moon | 339 | |
| December 12, 2010 (Sun) | First Quarter | 346 | |
| December 20, 2010 (Mon) | Full Moon | 354 | December solstice (December 20) |
| December 27, 2010 (Mon) | Last Quarter | 361 |
Also see Week numbers for 2010 and Day numbers for 2010