When is the next full moon
The exact date and time of the next full moon, the ones that follow this year and the traditional name of each.
Full moon
26 Oct 2026
04:12 UTC
Length
10 d
Current phase
Waxing crescent
24%
Next phases
| Date | Time (UTC) | Distance from Earth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 04:12 | Hunter’s Moon | 368,871 km |
| 24 Nov 2026 | 14:53 | Beaver Moon · Supermoon | 360,768 km |
| 24 Dec 2026 | 01:28 | Cold Moon · Supermoon | 356,740 km |
| 22 Jan 2027 | 12:17 | Wolf Moon · Supermoon | 357,644 km |
| 20 Feb 2027 | 23:23 | Snow Moon | 363,306 km |
| 22 Mar 2027 | 10:44 | Worm Moon | 372,525 km |
| 20 Apr 2027 | 22:27 | Pink Moon | 383,426 km |
| 20 May 2027 | 10:59 | Flower Moon | 393,901 km |
| 19 Jun 2027 | 00:44 | Strawberry Moon | 401,951 km |
| 18 Jul 2027 | 15:45 | Buck Moon | 405,973 km |
| 17 Aug 2027 | 07:29 | Sturgeon Moon | 405,078 km |
| 15 Sept 2027 | 23:04 | Harvest Moon | 399,356 km |
| 15 Oct 2027 | 13:47 | Hunter’s Moon | 389,937 km |
The traditional names come from a northern-hemisphere folk calendar popularised by the Farmers’ Almanac. They carry no astronomical meaning and do not match southern-hemisphere seasons.
See also
How these times are calculated
The Moon’s position comes from Meeus’s series (chapter 47, full tables), accurate to about 10 arcseconds. Moonrise and moonset use the standard altitude 0.7275·π − 0.5667°, with π the horizontal parallax, which is the USNO convention. The instants of new moon, full moon and the quarters come from Meeus chapter 49, converted from Dynamical Time to UTC. Checked against the USNO: all 50 phases of 2026 agree to within 41 seconds, and moonrise, moonset and illumination agree to the minute and to the percentage point.