Phase and moonrise near Boston, Worcester and Springfield, and the next 12 full moons on Eastern time.
Reading the sky near Boston, MA.
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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
Massachusetts at a glance
Full moon dates and moonrise
12
Full moons listed
the next year, on Eastern time
3
Cities with moonrise
Boston, Worcester and Springfield
Boston
Tonight’s moon for
the biggest city, drawn to the real percent
Full moon calendar
Full moons in Massachusetts for the next 12 months
Massachusetts sits far enough north that the winter full moon climbs high over Boston and the Cape.
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 Massachusetts, with moonrise in three cities
Date
Time
Name
Moonrise, Boston
Moonrise, Worcester
Moonrise, Springfield
October 26
12:12 AM EDT
Hunter’s Moon
5:11 PM ENE
5:14 PM ENE
5:18 PM ENE
November 24
9:53 AM EST
Beaver Moon
3:57 PM NE
4:00 PM NE
4:04 PM NE
December 23
8:28 PM EST
Cold Moon Supermoon
3:39 PM NE
3:42 PM NE
3:46 PM NE
January 22
7:17 AM EST
Wolf Moon Supermoon
5:08 PM ENE
5:11 PM ENE
5:15 PM ENE
February 20
6:23 PM EST
Snow Moon
5:18 PM ENE
5:21 PM ENE
5:25 PM ENE
March 22
6:44 AM EDT
Worm Moon
6:24 PM E
6:27 PM E
6:31 PM E
April 20
6:27 PM EDT
Pink Moon
7:42 PM ESE
7:45 PM ESE
7:48 PM ESE
May 20
6:59 AM EDT
Blue Moon Seasonal
7:46 PM ESE
7:49 PM ESE
7:52 PM ESE
June 18
8:44 PM EDT
Strawberry Moon
8:36 PM SE
8:39 PM SE
8:42 PM SE
July 18
11:45 AM EDT
Buck Moon
8:31 PM ESE
8:34 PM ESE
8:37 PM ESE
August 17
3:29 AM EDT
Sturgeon Moon
7:26 PM ESE
7:29 PM ESE
7:32 PM ESE
September 15
7:03 PM EDT
Harvest Moon
6:33 PM E
6:36 PM E
6:39 PM E
The full moon. At full the sun lights the whole face we see, so the disc is 100 percent lit for only a moment around the instant the table gives. “FullMoon2010” by Gregory H. Revera, CC BY-SA 3.0
Enter a Massachusetts ZIP above for tonight’s moonrise and moonset on your local clock, with the compass direction of each. The table below lists moonrise for Boston, Worcester and Springfield 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 Massachusetts 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 Boston, Worcester and Springfield on each full moon night, on the local clock of each city. Massachusetts sits far enough north that the winter full moon climbs high over Boston and the Cape.
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.
