Phase and moonrise near Louisville, Lexington and Bowling Green, and the next 12 full moons on Eastern time.
Reading the sky near Louisville, KY.
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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
Kentucky at a glance
Full moon dates and moonrise
12
Full moons listed
the next year, on Eastern time
3
Cities with moonrise
Louisville, Lexington and Bowling Green
Louisville
Tonight’s moon for
the biggest city, drawn to the real percent
Full moon calendar
Full moons in Kentucky for the next 12 months
Kentucky is split nearly in half: Louisville and Lexington are on Eastern time while Bowling Green and the west are on Central.
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 Kentucky, with moonrise in three cities
Date
Time
Name
Moonrise, Louisville
Moonrise, Lexington
Moonrise, Bowling Green
October 26
12:12 AM EDT
Hunter’s Moon
6:19 PM ENE
6:14 PM ENE
5:24 PM ENE
November 24
9:53 AM EST
Beaver Moon
5:14 PM NE
5:09 PM NE
4:21 PM ENE
December 23
8:28 PM EST
Cold Moon Supermoon
4:58 PM NE
4:53 PM NE
4:05 PM NE
January 22
7:17 AM EST
Wolf Moon Supermoon
6:21 PM ENE
6:16 PM ENE
5:27 PM ENE
February 20
6:23 PM EST
Snow Moon
6:25 PM ENE
6:20 PM ENE
5:29 PM ENE
March 22
6:44 AM EDT
Worm Moon
7:26 PM E
7:20 PM E
6:29 PM E
April 20
6:27 PM EDT
Pink Moon
8:34 PM ESE
8:29 PM ESE
7:35 PM ESE
May 20
6:59 AM EDT
Blue Moon Seasonal
8:34 PM ESE
8:28 PM ESE
7:33 PM ESE
June 18
8:44 PM EDT
Strawberry Moon
9:21 PM SE
9:15 PM SE
8:19 PM SE
July 18
11:45 AM EDT
Buck Moon
9:19 PM ESE
9:14 PM ESE
8:19 PM ESE
August 17
3:29 AM EDT
Sturgeon Moon
8:19 PM ESE
8:13 PM ESE
7:19 PM ESE
September 15
7:03 PM EDT
Harvest Moon
7:33 PM E
7:27 PM E
6:36 PM E
Moonrise over Washington, D.C. A rising moon lines up with the east end of a street for a few evenings, which is why compass direction matters as much as the clock time. “Moonrise Over Washington”, NASA/Aubrey Gemignani, Public domain
Enter a Kentucky ZIP above for tonight’s moonrise and moonset on your local clock, with the compass direction of each. The table below lists moonrise for Louisville, Lexington and Bowling Green 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 Kentucky 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 Louisville, Lexington and Bowling Green on each full moon night, on the local clock of each city. Kentucky is split nearly in half: Louisville and Lexington are on Eastern time while Bowling Green and the west are on Central.
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.
