Moon tonight / June 2027

Full Moon June 2027: Strawberry Moon

Q: When is the full moon in June 2027?

The June 2027 full moon is on June 18 at 8:44 PM EDT, which is 5:44 PM PDT on June 18 on the West Coast. The table shows the time in every US zone.

Q: What is the June full moon called?

It is the Strawberry Moon. The Strawberry Moon was used by the Algonquin, Ojibwe, Dakota and Lakota peoples, among others, for the short season when wild strawberries ripen. It has nothing to do with the moon’s color.

Q: What time does the June full moon rise?

The full moon rises near sunset. The table gives moonrise that evening for New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Anchorage and Honolulu, each on its own clock, with the compass direction it appears in.

Q: Is the June 2027 full moon a supermoon?

Not by this page’s rule. It is about 401,950 km away at the full moon, and a supermoon here means a full moon closer than 360,000 km.

Q: Is the June 2027 full moon a Blue Moon?

No. A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month or the third of four in one season, and the moon does not turn blue.

Q: Why do full moon times differ by time zone?

The moon is full at one instant for everyone on Earth. Each zone writes that instant on its own clock, so it can land on a different date late in the evening.

The Strawberry Moon is full on June 18 at 8:44 PM EDT. Here is the time in every US zone and moonrise that evening in six cities.

Photo: “Moon rise over the Green River and sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge”, Tom Koerner, USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

The exact time

When the June full moon happens in each US time zone

The June 2027 full moon in each US time zone
Time zone	Date	Time
Eastern	June 18	8:44 PM EDT
Central	June 18	7:44 PM CDT
Mountain	June 18	6:44 PM MDT
Pacific	June 18	5:44 PM PDT
Alaska	June 18	4:44 PM AKDT
Hawaii	June 18	2:44 PM HST

Instants from the U.S. Naval Observatory’s table of moon phases.

Moonrise

Moonrise that evening in six cities

A full moon rises close to sunset. The compass direction is where to look on the horizon.

Moonrise on the evening of the June 2027 full moon in six cities
City	Evening of	Moonrise	Direction
New York	Jun 18	8:42 PM	southeast (SE)
Chicago	Jun 18	8:43 PM	southeast (SE)
Denver	Jun 18	8:46 PM	southeast (SE)
Los Angeles	Jun 18	8:20 PM	east-southeast (ESE)
Anchorage	Jun 18	12:02 AM	south-southeast (SSE)
Honolulu	Jun 18	7:28 PM	east-southeast (ESE)

The name

Why it is called the Strawberry Moon

The Strawberry Moon was used by the Algonquin, Ojibwe, Dakota and Lakota peoples, among others, for the short season when wild strawberries ripen. It has nothing to do with the moon’s color.

These names come from Native American, Colonial American and European traditions, and nations named the moons by their own seasons, so no one name belongs to a single people. Names follow the Old Farmer's Almanac.