Phase and moonrise near Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, and the next 12 full moons on Alaska time.
Reading the sky near Anchorage, AK.
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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
Alaska at a glance
Full moon dates and moonrise
12
Full moons listed
the next year, on Alaska time
3
Cities with moonrise
Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau
Anchorage
Tonight’s moon for
the biggest city, drawn to the real percent
Full moon calendar
Full moons in Alaska for the next 12 months
Alaska keeps its own clock, an hour behind Pacific, and from Anchorage to Fairbanks the June full moon barely clears the horizon while the December one rides high.
Times are on Alaska time. Each moonrise is for the evening of the full moon in that city, with the compass direction the moon comes up.
Full moons for the next 12 months in Alaska, with moonrise in three cities
Date
Time
Name
Moonrise, Anchorage
Moonrise, Fairbanks
Moonrise, Juneau
October 25
8:12 PM AKDT
Hunter’s Moon
5:26 PM NE
4:53 PM NE
4:39 PM ENE
November 24
5:53 AM AKST
Beaver Moon
2:49 PM NNE
1:35 PM NNE
2:31 PM NNE
December 23
4:28 PM AKST
Cold Moon Supermoon
2:15 PM NNE
None
2:05 PM NNE
January 22
3:17 AM AKST
Wolf Moon Supermoon
3:17 PM NE
2:00 PM NNE
2:42 PM NE
February 20
2:23 PM AKST
Snow Moon
6:17 PM ENE
5:55 PM ENE
5:18 PM ENE
March 22
2:44 AM AKDT
Worm Moon
8:04 PM E
7:57 PM E
6:56 PM E
April 20
2:27 PM AKDT
Pink Moon
10:32 PM SE
10:55 PM SE
9:07 PM SE
May 20
2:59 AM AKDT
Blue Moon Seasonal
11:27 PM SSE
12:45 AM SSE
9:46 PM SE
June 18
4:44 PM AKDT
Strawberry Moon
12:02 AM SSE
None
10:53 PM SSE
July 18
7:45 AM AKDT
Buck Moon
11:21 PM SE
12:13 AM SSE
9:48 PM SE
August 16
11:29 PM AKDT
Sturgeon Moon
9:37 PM ESE
9:46 PM ESE
8:24 PM ESE
September 15
3:03 PM AKDT
Harvest Moon
7:47 PM E
7:37 PM E
6:46 PM E
Moonrise at Lake Isabella, California, in a long exposure. Away from city lights a bright moon throws enough light to read by, and the clouds blur into streaks. “Lake Isabella moonrise from Pioneer Point 2016-10-15”, Junkyardsparkle, CC0
Enter a Alaska ZIP above for tonight’s moonrise and moonset on your local clock, with the compass direction of each. The table below lists moonrise for Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau on every full moon night.
The table lists the next 12 full moons on Alaska time, starting with Hunter’s Moon on October 25 at 8:12 PM AKDT. The tool above counts down to the next one for your ZIP.
The phase is the same everywhere, so a full moon is full for all of Alaska at the same instant. What changes is the clock time and the direction of moonrise and moonset, which depend on where you stand.
No. A moon near the horizon looks larger because of how the eye judges size against trees and buildings, and the disc measures the same. A supermoon is different, because the moon really is closer by up to about 14 percent.
The table gives moonrise for Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau on each full moon night, on the local clock of each city. Alaska keeps its own clock, an hour behind Pacific, and from Anchorage to Fairbanks the June full moon barely clears the horizon while the December one rides high.
Phase times are the U.S. Naval Observatory’s table for 2026 and 2027. Moonrise, moonset and direction are computed for each city from the moon’s position, and the names follow the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
