Phase and moonrise near Wilmington, Dover and Rehoboth Beach, and the next 12 full moons on Eastern time.
Reading the sky near Wilmington, DE.
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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
Delaware at a glance
Full moon dates and moonrise
12
Full moons listed
the next year, on Eastern time
3
Cities with moonrise
Wilmington, Dover and Rehoboth Beach
Wilmington
Tonight’s moon for
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Full moon calendar
Full moons in Delaware for the next 12 months
Delaware sits on Eastern time, and from Wilmington to Rehoboth Beach the full moon can be watched rising over the Atlantic side of the peninsula.
Times are on Eastern 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 Delaware, with moonrise in three cities
Date
Time
Name
Moonrise, Wilmington
Moonrise, Dover
Moonrise, Rehoboth Beach
October 26
12:12 AM EDT
Hunter’s Moon
5:34 PM ENE
5:35 PM ENE
5:34 PM ENE
November 24
9:53 AM EST
Beaver Moon
4:26 PM NE
4:28 PM NE
4:28 PM NE
December 23
8:28 PM EST
Cold Moon Supermoon
4:09 PM NE
4:11 PM NE
4:11 PM NE
January 22
7:17 AM EST
Wolf Moon Supermoon
5:34 PM ENE
5:35 PM ENE
5:34 PM ENE
February 20
6:23 PM EST
Snow Moon
5:40 PM ENE
5:41 PM ENE
5:39 PM ENE
March 22
6:44 AM EDT
Worm Moon
6:43 PM E
6:43 PM E
6:41 PM E
April 20
6:27 PM EDT
Pink Moon
7:55 PM ESE
7:53 PM ESE
7:50 PM ESE
May 20
6:59 AM EDT
Blue Moon Seasonal
7:56 PM ESE
7:54 PM ESE
7:51 PM ESE
June 18
8:44 PM EDT
Strawberry Moon
8:44 PM SE
8:42 PM SE
8:38 PM SE
July 18
11:45 AM EDT
Buck Moon
8:42 PM ESE
8:40 PM ESE
8:37 PM ESE
August 17
3:29 AM EDT
Sturgeon Moon
7:40 PM ESE
7:39 PM ESE
7:36 PM ESE
September 15
7:03 PM EDT
Harvest Moon
6:51 PM E
6:51 PM E
6:49 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 Delaware ZIP above for tonight’s moonrise and moonset on your local clock, with the compass direction of each. The table below lists moonrise for Wilmington, Dover and Rehoboth Beach on every full moon night.
The table lists the next 12 full moons on Eastern time, starting with Hunter’s Moon on October 26 at 12:12 AM EDT. 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 Delaware 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 Wilmington, Dover and Rehoboth Beach on each full moon night, on the local clock of each city. Delaware sits on Eastern time, and from Wilmington to Rehoboth Beach the full moon can be watched rising over the Atlantic side of the peninsula.
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.
