Full Moon Dates

Summiting on or soon after a full moon is very beautiful and helps illuminate the landscape without using headlamps. However, it is also very bright for sleeping and stars are not as visible. Hiking around a new moon will illuminate the stars.

To summit on a full moon, you will want to start a 6-day trek 4 days before the full moon (3 days before if doing a 5-day trek).

Full Moon:

  2025 2026 2027 2028
JAN 14 3 22 11
FEB 12 2 21 10
MAR 14 3 22 10
APR 13 2 21 9
MAY 12 1,31 20 8
JUN 11 30 19 7
JUL 10 29 18 6
AUG 9 28 17 5
SEP 7 26 16 3
OCT 7 26 15 3
NOV 5 24 14 2
DEC 5 24 13 1

New Moon (Kili under the stars):

  2025 2026 2027 2028
JAN 29 18 7 26
FEB 28 17 6 25
MAR 29 19 8 25
APR 27 17 7 24
MAY 27 16 6 24
JUN 25 15 4 22
JUL 24 14 4 21
AUG 23 12 2,31 20
SEP 21 11 30 18
OCT 21 10 29 17
NOV 20 9 28 16
DEC 20 9 27 15
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