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Yosemite Falls moonbow: dates for the next 12 months

Lower Yosemite Fall throws a moonbow in spring snowmelt. Look from the bridge below the fall a few hours after moonrise.

Full moonNightsMoonrise (full-moon night)
23 Nov 2026Sat 21 Nov (out of season) Sun 22 Nov (out of season) Mon 23 Nov (out of season) Tue 24 Nov (out of season) Wed 25 Nov (out of season)15:44
23 Dec 2026Mon 21 Dec (out of season) Tue 22 Dec (out of season) Wed 23 Dec (out of season) Thu 24 Dec (out of season) Fri 25 Dec (out of season)16:20
21 Jan 2027Tue 19 Jan (out of season) Wed 20 Jan (out of season) Thu 21 Jan (out of season) Fri 22 Jan (out of season) Sat 23 Jan (out of season)16:29
20 Feb 2027Thu 18 Feb (out of season) Fri 19 Feb (out of season) Sat 20 Feb (out of season) Sun 21 Feb (out of season) Mon 22 Feb (out of season)17:54
21 Mar 2027Fri 19 Mar (out of season) Sat 20 Mar (out of season) Sun 21 Mar (out of season) Mon 22 Mar (out of season) Tue 23 Mar (out of season)18:57
20 Apr 2027Sun 18 Apr Mon 19 Apr Tue 20 Apr Wed 21 Apr Thu 22 Apr20:04
19 May 2027Mon 17 May Tue 18 May Wed 19 May Thu 20 May Fri 21 May20:02
18 Jun 2027Wed 16 Jun Thu 17 Jun Fri 18 Jun Sat 19 Jun Sun 20 Jun20:44
17 Jul 2027Thu 15 Jul (out of season) Fri 16 Jul (out of season) Sat 17 Jul (out of season) Sun 18 Jul (out of season) Mon 19 Jul (out of season)20:05
16 Aug 2027Sat 14 Aug (out of season) Sun 15 Aug (out of season) Mon 16 Aug (out of season) Tue 17 Aug (out of season) Wed 18 Aug (out of season)19:35
15 Sep 2027Mon 13 Sep (out of season) Tue 14 Sep (out of season) Wed 15 Sep (out of season) Thu 16 Sep (out of season) Fri 17 Sep (out of season)18:47
14 Oct 2027Tue 12 Oct (out of season) Wed 13 Oct (out of season) Thu 14 Oct (out of season) Fri 15 Oct (out of season) Sat 16 Oct (out of season)17:38
13 Nov 2027Thu 11 Nov (out of season) Fri 12 Nov (out of season) Sat 13 Nov (out of season) Sun 14 Nov (out of season) Mon 15 Nov (out of season)16:13

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Times are local (America/Los_Angeles). Full moon times by Meeus' algorithm. Operators can cancel for weather or local events.