Phase and moonrise near Denver, Colorado Springs and Grand Junction, and the next 12 full moons on Mountain time.
Reading the sky near Denver, CO.
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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
Colorado at a glance
Full moon dates and moonrise
12
Full moons listed
the next year, on Mountain time
3
Cities with moonrise
Denver, Colorado Springs and Grand Junction
Denver
Tonight’s moon for
the biggest city, drawn to the real percent
Full moon calendar
Full moons in Colorado for the next 12 months
Colorado keeps Mountain time, and from Denver on the plains to Grand Junction among the mesas the horizon decides how soon you see the moon.
Times are on Mountain 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 Colorado, with moonrise in three cities
Date
Time
Name
Moonrise, Denver
Moonrise, Colorado Springs
Moonrise, Grand Junction
October 25
10:12 PM MDT
Hunter’s Moon
5:35 PM ENE
5:36 PM ENE
5:50 PM ENE
November 24
7:53 AM MST
Beaver Moon
4:28 PM NE
4:31 PM NE
4:45 PM NE
December 23
6:28 PM MST
Cold Moon Supermoon
4:12 PM NE
4:15 PM NE
4:30 PM NE
January 22
5:17 AM MST
Wolf Moon Supermoon
5:38 PM ENE
5:40 PM ENE
5:55 PM ENE
February 20
4:23 PM MST
Snow Moon
5:44 PM ENE
5:45 PM ENE
6:00 PM ENE
March 22
4:44 AM MDT
Worm Moon
6:47 PM E
6:46 PM E
7:01 PM E
April 20
4:27 PM MDT
Pink Moon
7:58 PM ESE
7:55 PM ESE
8:11 PM ESE
May 20
4:59 AM MDT
Blue Moon Seasonal
7:59 PM ESE
7:56 PM ESE
8:12 PM ESE
June 18
6:44 PM MDT
Strawberry Moon
8:46 PM SE
8:42 PM SE
8:58 PM SE
July 18
9:45 AM MDT
Buck Moon
8:42 PM ESE
8:39 PM ESE
8:55 PM ESE
August 17
1:29 AM MDT
Sturgeon Moon
7:39 PM ESE
7:37 PM ESE
7:53 PM ESE
September 15
5:03 PM MDT
Harvest Moon
6:51 PM E
6:50 PM E
7:05 PM E
A Harvest Moon over Rockland Harbor, Maine. The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox, and it rises at nearly the same hour for several evenings running. “Harvest Moon over Rockland Harbor” by Crispins C. Crispian, CC BY-SA 4.0
Enter a Colorado ZIP above for tonight’s moonrise and moonset on your local clock, with the compass direction of each. The table below lists moonrise for Denver, Colorado Springs and Grand Junction on every full moon night.
The table lists the next 12 full moons on Mountain time, starting with Hunter’s Moon on October 25 at 10:12 PM MDT. 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 Colorado 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 Denver, Colorado Springs and Grand Junction on each full moon night, on the local clock of each city. Colorado keeps Mountain time, and from Denver on the plains to Grand Junction among the mesas the horizon decides how soon you see the moon.
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.
