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:

  2026 2027 2028 2029
JAN 3 22 11 30
FEB 2 21 10 28
MAR 3 22 10 30
APR 2 21 9 28
MAY 1,31 20 8 27
JUN 30 19 7 26
JUL 29 18 6 25
AUG 28 17 5 24
SEP 26 16 3 22
OCT 26 15 3 22
NOV 24 14 2 21
DEC 24 13 1 21

New Moon (Kili under the stars):

  2026 2027 2028 2029
JAN 18 7 26 14
FEB 17 6 25 13
MAR 19 8 25 15
APR 17 7 24 14
MAY 16 6 24 13
JUN 15 4 22 12
JUL 14 4 21 11
AUG 12 2,31 20 10
SEP 11 30 18 8
OCT 10 29 17 7
NOV 9 28 16 6
DEC 9 27 15 5
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