Lunar Months

Unlike months in the Gregorian (solar) calendar, each month in Myaamia Kiilhswaakani ‘Miami Lunar Calendar’ is connected to ecological changes that occur during that time of the year. You can learn more about how our calendar works on the Myaamia Kilihswaakani page. To learn more about each lunar month, visit the links below.

waawiita kiilhswa
‘Lost Moon’
Young American Black Bear cubs
mahkoonsa kiilhswa
‘Young Black Bear Moon’
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
aanteekwa kiilhswa
‘Crow Moon’
Sandhill Crane (grus canadensis) performing a mating dance
cecaahkwa kiilhswa
‘Sandhill Crane Moon’
Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)
wiihkoowia kiilhswa
‘Whippoorwiill Moon’
Miami and Seneca-Cayuga lacrosse players during a game.
paaphsaahka niipinwiki
‘Mid-Summer’
Image of a man and woman examining cornstalks in a cornfield.
kiišiinkwia kiilhswa
‘Green Corn Moon’
Lithograph of Eastern American Elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis) by John J. Audubon
mihšiiwia kiilhswa
‘Elk Moon’
Prairie burning
šaašaakayolia kiilhswa
‘Grass Burning Moon’
Underbrush fire in a forest
kiiyolia kiilhswa
‘Smoky Burning Moon’
Young White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck
ayaapeensa kiilhswa
‘Young Buck Moon’
White-tail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck
ayaapia kiilhswa
‘Buck Moon’
Female American black bear (Ursus americanus) with her cub
mahkwa kiilhswa
‘Black Bear Moon’
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LUnar Calendar

Updated: April 4, 2023