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<div style="align:center; text-align:center; margin:1em;">[[File:Full Moon {{If full moon}}.png|Full Moon]]<br />{{#switch:{{If full moon}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|It is a full moon! I have turned into a robot again! Awoo-ooh!|sound=soldier_robot29.wav}}
| 2 = <span style="color:#FF8C00;font-size:130%;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;">We're currently in a Halloween full moon.</span><br />{{Full moon status}}
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<div style="align:center; text-align:center; margin:1em;">[[File:Full Moon {{If_full_moon}}.png|Full Moon]]<br />{{#switch:{{If_full_moon}}
| 1 = <span style="color:#191970;font-size:130%;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;">We're currently in a full moon.</span><br />{{Full moon status}}
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| 2 = <span style="color:#FF8C00;font-size:130%;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;">We're currently in a Halloween Event!</span><br />{{Full moon status}}
| 0 = <span style="color:#FF0000;font-size:130%;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;">We're not currently in a full moon.</span><br />{{Full moon status}}}}
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| 1 = <span style="color:#191970;font-size:130%;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;">We're currently in a full moon.</span><!-- <br />{{Full moon status}}-->
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| 0 = <span style="color:#FF0000;font-size:130%;line-height:150%;font-weight:bold;">We're not currently in a full moon.</span><br />{{Full moon status}}
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}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|It is a full moon! I have turned into a robot again! Awoo-ooh!|sound=soldier_robot29.wav}}
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The '''Full Moon''' [[holiday|restriction]] was introduced with the 2011 [[Very Scary Halloween Special]]. All previous items that were restricted to [[Halloween]] were updated to be equipable during both Halloween events and full moons. These items are available for use during full moons according to a formula that approximates the [[w:Lunar calendar|lunar calendar]]. During this period, the [[main menu]] background will become a full-color image of [[Double Cross]], the menu [[Main menu#Update-specific class images|class portrait]] will sometimes wear their [[Halloween Costumes]], the default Message of the day will state "Welcome and Enjoy the Full Moon!", and [[Strange]] weapons equipped with [[Strange Parts|Strange Part: Full Moon Kills]] will count kills performed during this timespan.
The '''Full Moon''' [[holiday|restriction]] was introduced with the 2011 [[Very Scary Halloween Special]]. All previous items that were [[Halloween|restricted to Halloween]] were updated to be equippable during both Halloween events and full moons. The items will be available for use during full moons according to a formula that closely approximates the [[w:Lunar phase|lunar calendar]]. During this period, the [[main menu]] background becomes a full-color image of [[Double Cross]], the menu [[Main menu#Update-specific class images|class portrait]] will be sometimes wearing their [[Halloween Costumes]], the default Message of the day states "Welcome and Enjoy the Full Moon!", and [[Strange]] weapons equipped with [[Strange Parts|Strange Part: Full Moon Kills]] will be counting the kills performed under the timespan.
 
  
== Most Recent Full Moon ==
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''Note: the dates provided in this article are computed by [[#Formula|formulas]] internal to this wiki and so are not directly coupled to the game and are provided as estimates only.''
* {{Fmc|date-format=F j, Y \a\t g|adjustment=1|midnight=Midnight|noon=Noon|offset=-1}} through to {{Fmc|date-format=F j, Y \a\t g|adjustment=0|midnight=Midnight|noon=Noon|offset=-1}}
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== Recent Full Moons ==
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* {{Fmc3|adjustment=0|offset=-1}} through to {{Fmc3|adjustment=1|offset=-1}}
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* {{Fmc3|adjustment=0|offset=-2}} through to {{Fmc3|adjustment=1|offset=-2}}
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* {{Fmc3|adjustment=0|offset=-3}} through to {{Fmc3|adjustment=1|offset=-3}}
  
 
== Upcoming Full Moons ==
 
== Upcoming Full Moons ==
* {{Fmc|date-format=F j, Y \a\t g|adjustment=1|midnight=Midnight|noon=Noon|offset=1}} through to {{Fmc|date-format=F j, Y \a\t g|adjustment=0|midnight=Midnight|noon=Noon|offset=1}}
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{{#switch:{{If full moon}}
* {{Fmc|date-format=F j, Y \a\t g|adjustment=1|midnight=Midnight|noon=Noon|offset=2}} through to {{Fmc|date-format=F j, Y \a\t g|adjustment=0|midnight=Midnight|noon=Noon|offset=2}}
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| 2 =* {{Fmc3|adjustment=0|offset=0}} through to {{Fmc3|adjustment=1|offset=0}}
* {{Fmc|date-format=F j, Y \a\t g|adjustment=1|midnight=Midnight|noon=Noon|offset=3}} through to {{Fmc|date-format=F j, Y \a\t g|adjustment=0|midnight=Midnight|noon=Noon|offset=3}}
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| 1 =
* {{Fmc|date-format=F j, Y \a\t g|adjustment=1|midnight=Midnight|noon=Noon|offset=4}} through to {{Fmc|date-format=F j, Y \a\t g|adjustment=0|midnight=Midnight|noon=Noon|offset=4}}
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| 0 =* {{Fmc3|adjustment=0|offset=0}} through to {{Fmc3|adjustment=1|offset=0}}
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}}
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* {{Fmc3|adjustment=0|offset=1}} through to {{Fmc3|adjustment=1|offset=1}}
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* {{Fmc3|adjustment=0|offset=2}} through to {{Fmc3|adjustment=1|offset=2}}
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* {{Fmc3|adjustment=0|offset=3}} through to {{Fmc3|adjustment=1|offset=3}}
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* {{Fmc3|adjustment=0|offset=4}} through to {{Fmc3|adjustment=1|offset=4}}
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* {{Fmc3|adjustment=0|offset=5}} through to {{Fmc3|adjustment=1|offset=5}}
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{{#switch:{{If full moon}}
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| 2 =  
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| 1 =* {{Fmc3|adjustment=0|offset=6}} through to {{Fmc3|adjustment=1|offset=6}}
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| 0 =  
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}}
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If you would like to keep up on Full Moon event times, you can view [http://www.calendar-365.com/moon/moon-phases.html this] website to be ahead by one year.
  
 
== Formula ==
 
== Formula ==
A full moon occurs every 29.5 days starting Midday, October 12, 2011. The period lasts for a full day before and after the time calculated, so the very first full moon was one day either side of 12am (Midnight) on November 10, 2011.
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When the Full Moon restriction was introduced with the 2011 Very Scary Halloween Special, the formula was set such that the Full Moon event occurred every 29.5 days starting Midday, October 12, 2011. The periods lasted for a full day before and after the time calculated, so the very first Full Moon event was one day either side of 12am (Midnight) on November 10, 2011. However, the actual [[w:Lunar month#Synodic month|synodic month]] is close to 44 minutes and 3 seconds longer than the 29.5 day approximation. The effect of this was that after about four years, the TF2 Full Moon schedule was about one and a half days ahead of the actual lunar phase -- by June 2, 2015, the game (and the [[Template:Fmp|Fmp calculations at that time]]) would close Full Moon events hours before the real Moon was actually full. However, by September 2015 and in subsequent months, the in-game Full Moon event was observed to be more centered on the real full moon time, indicating that the previous game schedule had been [[Template talk:Fmp|changed]]. The formulation computing the Full Moon dates for this page was changed in November 2015 to more closely track the observed Full Moon events, largely by changing the period to be closer to the actual average Lunar period. However, the present formula, still being a fixed constant period, does not account for the various oscillations seen in the Lunar period, so the present formula runs several hours ahead or behind the actual event for several months at a time.
  
 
All times on this page are in [[w:Coordinated Universal Time|Coordinated Universal Time]] (UTC).
 
All times on this page are in [[w:Coordinated Universal Time|Coordinated Universal Time]] (UTC).
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
'''{{Patch name|10|27|2010}}''' ([[Scream Fortress Update]])
 
* {{undocumented}} Added halloween-restricted items.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|10|27|2011}}''' ([[Very Scary Halloween Special]])
 
'''{{Patch name|10|27|2011}}''' ([[Very Scary Halloween Special]])
* {{undocumented}} Halloween-restricted items can now be worn during a Full Moon.
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* {{Undocumented}} Halloween-restricted items can now be worn during a Full Moon.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|11|10|2011}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|11|10|2011}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|10|26|2012}}''' ([[Spectral Halloween Special]])
 
'''{{Patch name|10|26|2012}}''' ([[Spectral Halloween Special]])
* {{undocumented}} Halloween-restricted items now have a pumpkin image in [[backpack]] view.
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* {{Undocumented}} Halloween-restricted items now have a pumpkin image in [[backpack]] view.
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'''{{Patch name|9|17|2014}}'''
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* Enabled Full Moon holiday for one week.
  
== Trivia ==
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'''Summer 2015'''
* The Full Moon occurs every 29.5 days starting Midday, October 12, 2011, but NASA times the average length of a [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhelp/moonorbit.html#synodic synodic month] as 44 minutes and 3 seconds longer.
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* {{Undocumented}} Full Moon timing was adjusted to more closely correspond to the real lunar calendar.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:RestrictedItemBackpackIcon.PNG|Restricted Full Moon item icon in the [[backpack]]
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File:RestrictedItemBackpackIcon.PNG|Restricted Full Moon item icon in the backpack.
File:AllowedFullMoonItem.png|Allowed Full Moon item icon in the [[backpack]]
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File:AllowedFullMoonItem.png|Allowed Full Moon item icon in the backpack.
 
File:Full Moon 0.png|No full moon.
 
File:Full Moon 0.png|No full moon.
 
File:Full Moon 1.png|Regular full moon.
 
File:Full Moon 1.png|Regular full moon.
 
File:Full Moon 2.png|Halloween full moon.
 
File:Full Moon 2.png|Halloween full moon.
File:Halloween MOTD.png|The default Halloween MOTD
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File:Halloween MOTD.png|The default Halloween MOTD.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
* [[w:Full moon|Full moon]] on [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
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* [[w:Full moon|Full moon]] on [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].
  
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[[Category:Uses Full Moon templates]] <!-- TRANSLATORS: Please do NOT add a language code, append the following suffix instead: /lang -->
 
[[Category:Halloween]]
 
[[Category:Halloween]]

Revision as of 14:17, 1 June 2021

Full Moon
We're not currently in a full moon.
The next full moon is from April 21, 2024 at 02:02 UTC through to April 23, 2024 at 02:02 UTC (UTC)

The Full Moon restriction was introduced with the 2011 Very Scary Halloween Special. All previous items that were restricted to Halloween were updated to be equipable during both Halloween events and full moons. These items are available for use during full moons according to a formula that approximates the lunar calendar. During this period, the main menu background will become a full-color image of Double Cross, the menu class portrait will sometimes wear their Halloween Costumes, the default Message of the day will state "Welcome and Enjoy the Full Moon!", and Strange weapons equipped with Strange Part: Full Moon Kills will count kills performed during this timespan.

Note: the dates provided in this article are computed by formulas internal to this wiki and so are not directly coupled to the game and are provided as estimates only.

Recent Full Moons

  • March 23, 2024 at 05:04:49 PM through to March 25, 2024 at 05:04:47 PM
  • February 23, 2024 at 04:21:37 AM through to February 25, 2024 at 04:21:35 AM
  • January 24, 2024 at 03:38:25 PM through to January 26, 2024 at 03:38:23 PM

Upcoming Full Moons

  • April 22, 2024 at 05:48:01 AM through to April 24, 2024 at 05:47:59 AM
  • May 21, 2024 at 06:31:13 PM through to May 23, 2024 at 06:31:11 PM
  • June 20, 2024 at 07:14:25 AM through to June 22, 2024 at 07:14:23 AM
  • July 19, 2024 at 07:57:37 PM through to July 21, 2024 at 07:57:35 PM
  • August 18, 2024 at 08:40:49 AM through to August 20, 2024 at 08:40:47 AM
  • September 16, 2024 at 09:24:01 PM through to September 18, 2024 at 09:23:59 PM


If you would like to keep up on Full Moon event times, you can view this website to be ahead by one year.

Formula

When the Full Moon restriction was introduced with the 2011 Very Scary Halloween Special, the formula was set such that the Full Moon event occurred every 29.5 days starting Midday, October 12, 2011. The periods lasted for a full day before and after the time calculated, so the very first Full Moon event was one day either side of 12am (Midnight) on November 10, 2011. However, the actual synodic month is close to 44 minutes and 3 seconds longer than the 29.5 day approximation. The effect of this was that after about four years, the TF2 Full Moon schedule was about one and a half days ahead of the actual lunar phase -- by June 2, 2015, the game (and the Fmp calculations at that time) would close Full Moon events hours before the real Moon was actually full. However, by September 2015 and in subsequent months, the in-game Full Moon event was observed to be more centered on the real full moon time, indicating that the previous game schedule had been changed. The formulation computing the Full Moon dates for this page was changed in November 2015 to more closely track the observed Full Moon events, largely by changing the period to be closer to the actual average Lunar period. However, the present formula, still being a fixed constant period, does not account for the various oscillations seen in the Lunar period, so the present formula runs several hours ahead or behind the actual event for several months at a time.

All times on this page are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Update history

October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)

  • [Undocumented] Halloween-restricted items can now be worn during a Full Moon.

November 10, 2011 Patch

  • Added a full moon background for the main menu.

October 26, 2012 Patch (Spectral Halloween Special)

  • [Undocumented] Halloween-restricted items now have a pumpkin image in backpack view.

September 17, 2014 Patch

  • Enabled Full Moon holiday for one week.

Summer 2015

  • [Undocumented] Full Moon timing was adjusted to more closely correspond to the real lunar calendar.

Gallery

External links