The final three full moons of 2026 will light up the US sky from October through December. The October Hunter’s Moon arrives first, followed by November’s Beaver Moon and December’s Cold Moon.
November and December will also bring supermoons, according to NASA and The Old Farmer’s Almanac .
Find a place with a clear eastern horizon and watch the Moon rise. The Hunter’s Moon reaches peak illumination at 12:12 a.m. EDT on October 26. The best chance to see it comes on the evening of October 25, when the Moon rises in the east around sunset.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac says you do not need a telescope or binoculars.
If you live in the Central, Mountain or Pacific time zones, the peak occurs at 11:12 p.m., 10:12 p.m. and 9:12 p.m. on October 25, respectively. The Beaver Moon peaks on November 24 at 9:53 a.m. Instead, plan to watch on the evening of November 23 or November 24. The final full Moon of 2026 arrives on December 23 at 8:28 p.m. You can also see the Moon looking nearly full on December 22 and December 24.
Because peak illumination occurs during the evening, that makes December’s event easier to catch across the US. The Moon will still look full on the surrounding nights. EST, so you may not see the exact peak in a dark US sky. The Old Farmer’s Almanac identifies this Moon as the first of three consecutive supermoons. EST.
