Phase and moonrise near Charlotte, Raleigh and Asheville, and the next 12 full moons on Eastern time.
Reading the sky near Charlotte, NC.
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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
North Carolina at a glance
Full moon dates and moonrise
12
Full moons listed
the next year, on Eastern time
3
Cities with moonrise
Charlotte, Raleigh and Asheville
Charlotte
Tonight’s moon for
the biggest city, drawn to the real percent
Full moon calendar
Full moons in North Carolina for the next 12 months
North Carolina is on Eastern time, and the moon rises over the Outer Banks, the Piedmont and the Blue Ridge from three very different horizons.
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 North Carolina, with moonrise in three cities
Date
Time
Name
Moonrise, Charlotte
Moonrise, Raleigh
Moonrise, Asheville
October 26
12:12 AM EDT
Hunter’s Moon
6:04 PM ENE
5:54 PM ENE
6:10 PM ENE
November 24
9:53 AM EST
Beaver Moon
5:04 PM ENE
4:53 PM ENE
5:09 PM ENE
December 23
8:28 PM EST
Cold Moon Supermoon
4:48 PM NE
4:37 PM NE
4:54 PM NE
January 22
7:17 AM EST
Wolf Moon Supermoon
6:07 PM ENE
5:56 PM ENE
6:13 PM ENE
February 20
6:23 PM EST
Snow Moon
6:08 PM ENE
5:58 PM ENE
6:14 PM ENE
March 22
6:44 AM EDT
Worm Moon
7:05 PM E
6:56 PM E
7:12 PM E
April 20
6:27 PM EDT
Pink Moon
8:08 PM ESE
7:59 PM ESE
8:15 PM ESE
May 20
6:59 AM EDT
Blue Moon Seasonal
8:04 PM ESE
7:57 PM ESE
8:13 PM ESE
June 18
8:44 PM EDT
Strawberry Moon
8:49 PM SE
8:42 PM SE
8:58 PM SE
July 18
11:45 AM EDT
Buck Moon
8:51 PM ESE
8:44 PM ESE
8:59 PM ESE
August 17
3:29 AM EDT
Sturgeon Moon
7:54 PM ESE
7:46 PM ESE
8:01 PM ESE
September 15
7:03 PM EDT
Harvest Moon
7:13 PM E
7:04 PM E
7:20 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 North Carolina ZIP above for tonight’s moonrise and moonset on your local clock, with the compass direction of each. The table below lists moonrise for Charlotte, Raleigh and Asheville 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 North Carolina 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 Charlotte, Raleigh and Asheville on each full moon night, on the local clock of each city. North Carolina is on Eastern time, and the moon rises over the Outer Banks, the Piedmont and the Blue Ridge from three very different horizons.
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.
