NASA defines a supermoon as a moon at or near its closest point to Earth at the same time it is full. This page flags a full moon when it is closer than 360,000 km, and the closest one in the calendar is the Cold Moon on December 23 at about 356,740 km.

A monthly Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month, and a seasonal one is the third of four in a single season. The next is on May 20, 2027. The moon does not turn blue.

Phase, moonrise, moonset and the next full moon

Moon Tonight: Phase, Moonrise and the Next Full Moon

Q: What does the moon look like tonight?

Enter your ZIP above and the tool draws tonight’s moon lit to the real percent on the correct side, with moonrise, moonset and the direction each happens in on your local clock.

Q: How can I tell a waxing moon from a waning moon?

From the Northern Hemisphere a waxing moon is lit on the right and grows night by night after the new moon, and a waning moon is lit on the left and shrinks toward the next new moon.

Q: When is the next full moon?

The calendar above lists the full moons for the next 12 months with their dates, times and names, starting with October 26. The tool names the next one for your ZIP and counts down to it.

Q: Why does the moon rise later each night?

The moon orbits Earth in the same direction Earth turns, so it rises about 50 minutes later each day on average. Near a full moon in autumn the gap shrinks, which is why the Harvest Moon rises at almost the same hour for several nights.

Q: Where do the numbers on this page come from?

Phase times for 2026 and 2027 are the U.S. Naval Observatory’s table. Moonrise, moonset, direction, the lit percent and distance are computed for your ZIP, and the full moon names follow the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

Enter a ZIP code for tonight’s moon drawn to the real percent, the time and compass direction of moonrise and moonset, and a countdown to the next full moon.

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Photo: “Moon rise over the Green River and sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge”, Tom Koerner, USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

The next 30 nights

Eastern time, with the principal phases marked

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Lit to the real percent

the disc is drawn from the moon’s true phase and tilt

Days in the phase strip

one small moon for each night, with the principal phases marked

Full moons listed

dates and times for the next 12 months, with their names

State pages

each with its own time zone and three cities’ moonrise

Drawing the next 30 days.

Phases are worked out from the moon’s position and checked against the U.S. Naval Observatory’s table of principal phases.

Full moon calendar

Full moons for the next 12 months

Each full moon below is the exact instant on Eastern time, with its name and how far away the moon is. A full moon closer than 360,000 km is a supermoon. Pick a month for the time in every US zone and moonrise in six cities.

Full moons for the next 12 months on Eastern time
Date	Eastern time	Name	Distance
October 26	12:12 AM EDT	Hunter’s Moon	368,870 km
November 24	9:53 AM EST	Beaver Moon	360,768 km
December 23	8:28 PM EST	Cold Moon Supermoon	356,740 km
January 22	7:17 AM EST	Wolf Moon Supermoon	357,644 km
February 20	6:23 PM EST	Snow Moon	363,305 km
March 22	6:44 AM EDT	Worm Moon	372,525 km
April 20	6:27 PM EDT	Pink Moon	383,426 km
May 20	6:59 AM EDT	Blue Moon Seasonal	393,902 km
June 18	8:44 PM EDT	Strawberry Moon	401,950 km
July 18	11:45 AM EDT	Buck Moon	405,973 km
August 17	3:29 AM EDT	Sturgeon Moon	405,078 km
September 15	7:03 PM EDT	Harvest Moon	399,357 km

These names come from Native American, Colonial American and European traditions, and nations named the moons by their own seasons, so no one name belongs to a single people. Names follow the Old Farmer's Almanac.