Phase and moonrise near Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe, and the next 12 full moons on Mountain time.
Reading the sky near Albuquerque, NM.
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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
New Mexico at a glance
Full moon dates and moonrise
12
Full moons listed
the next year, on Mountain time
3
Cities with moonrise
Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Tonight’s moon for
the biggest city, drawn to the real percent
Full moon calendar
Full moons in New Mexico for the next 12 months
New Mexico keeps Mountain time, and the high desert around Albuquerque and Santa Fe gives long views of the moon at rise.
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 New Mexico, with moonrise in three cities
Date
Time
Name
Moonrise, Albuquerque
Moonrise, Las Cruces
Moonrise, Santa Fe
October 25
10:12 PM MDT
Hunter’s Moon
5:50 PM ENE
5:55 PM ENE
5:46 PM ENE
November 24
7:53 AM MST
Beaver Moon
4:51 PM ENE
5:00 PM ENE
4:46 PM ENE
December 23
6:28 PM MST
Cold Moon Supermoon
4:37 PM NE
4:47 PM ENE
4:32 PM NE
January 22
5:17 AM MST
Wolf Moon Supermoon
5:56 PM ENE
4:46 PM ENE
5:52 PM ENE
February 20
4:23 PM MST
Snow Moon
5:56 PM ENE
5:59 PM E
5:53 PM ENE
March 22
4:44 AM MDT
Worm Moon
6:53 PM E
6:53 PM E
6:50 PM E
April 20
4:27 PM MDT
Pink Moon
7:55 PM ESE
7:51 PM ESE
7:53 PM ESE
May 20
4:59 AM MDT
Blue Moon Seasonal
7:52 PM ESE
7:45 PM ESE
7:51 PM ESE
June 18
6:44 PM MDT
Strawberry Moon
8:36 PM SE
8:27 PM ESE
8:35 PM SE
July 18
9:45 AM MDT
Buck Moon
8:37 PM ESE
8:31 PM ESE
8:35 PM ESE
August 17
1:29 AM MDT
Sturgeon Moon
7:39 PM ESE
7:35 PM ESE
7:37 PM ESE
September 15
5:03 PM MDT
Harvest Moon
6:58 PM E
6:58 PM E
6:55 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 New Mexico ZIP above for tonight’s moonrise and moonset on your local clock, with the compass direction of each. The table below lists moonrise for Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe 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 New Mexico 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 Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe on each full moon night, on the local clock of each city. New Mexico keeps Mountain time, and the high desert around Albuquerque and Santa Fe gives long views of the moon at rise.
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.
