Phase and moonrise near Billings, Missoula and Great Falls, and the next 12 full moons on Mountain time.
Reading the sky near Billings, MT.
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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
Montana at a glance
Full moon dates and moonrise
12
Full moons listed
the next year, on Mountain time
3
Cities with moonrise
Billings, Missoula and Great Falls
Billings
Tonight’s moon for
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Full moon calendar
Full moons in Montana for the next 12 months
Montana is on Mountain time and wide open, with the moon rising over the plains near Billings and over the Rockies near Missoula.
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 Montana, with moonrise in three cities
Date
Time
Name
Moonrise, Billings
Moonrise, Missoula
Moonrise, Great Falls
October 25
10:12 PM MDT
Hunter’s Moon
5:36 PM ENE
5:55 PM ENE
5:43 PM ENE
November 24
7:53 AM MST
Beaver Moon
4:17 PM NE
4:34 PM NE
4:19 PM NE
December 23
6:28 PM MST
Cold Moon Supermoon
3:59 PM NE
4:17 PM NE
4:02 PM NE
January 22
5:17 AM MST
Wolf Moon Supermoon
5:36 PM ENE
5:56 PM ENE
5:43 PM ENE
February 20
4:23 PM MST
Snow Moon
5:51 PM ENE
6:13 PM ENE
6:00 PM ENE
March 22
4:44 AM MDT
Worm Moon
7:02 PM E
7:26 PM E
7:15 PM E
April 20
4:27 PM MDT
Pink Moon
8:28 PM ESE
8:54 PM ESE
8:45 PM ESE
May 20
4:59 AM MDT
Blue Moon Seasonal
8:37 PM SE
9:05 PM SE
8:56 PM SE
June 18
6:44 PM MDT
Strawberry Moon
9:27 PM SE
9:56 PM SE
9:48 PM SE
July 18
9:45 AM MDT
Buck Moon
9:15 PM ESE
9:41 PM ESE
9:33 PM ESE
August 17
1:29 AM MDT
Sturgeon Moon
8:05 PM ESE
8:29 PM ESE
8:20 PM ESE
September 15
5:03 PM MDT
Harvest Moon
7:04 PM E
7:26 PM E
7:15 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 Montana ZIP above for tonight’s moonrise and moonset on your local clock, with the compass direction of each. The table below lists moonrise for Billings, Missoula and Great Falls 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 Montana 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 Billings, Missoula and Great Falls on each full moon night, on the local clock of each city. Montana is on Mountain time and wide open, with the moon rising over the plains near Billings and over the Rockies near Missoula.
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.
