Austin's full moon rides fall into two categories : (Note that we changed the schedule for monthly rides in January 2024, going from "the night closest to the full moon" to "the weekend night closest to the full moon".)

Both rides meet at the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge (right here, or possibly under the "circle" if it's raining), are unsupported and 'ride at your own risk'. We try not to drop slow riders, but it can happen, so being prepared is wise -- having lights, tools to change a flat, water, a cell phone, etc.

For more details about individual rides and to get reminders about upcoming rides, join the ATX (((MOON))) group on Facebook.

Pictures from past rides can be found here. (Remember, September rides are the annual ride, and the rest are the monthly rides.)

If you're in Houston, visit our brothers at HTX (((MOON))) !

Any questions? Join the Facebook group given above and ask, or you can email Doug at "dougmc+cycling[at]frenzied[dot]us" (obfuscated to slow the spammers.)

Austin, TX Full Moon Rides
Full Moon Ride Time Soon? Time of Full Moon Moon Names Likely
to be
awesome?
Friday, 2024-10-18 11:30 PM CDT 5 weeks ago Thursday, 2024-10-17 06:27 AM CDT Hunter's Moon, Harvest Moon, Blood Moon, Sanguine Moon yes!
Friday, 2024-11-15 11:30 PM CST 5 days ago Friday, 2024-11-15 03:29 PM CST Beaver Moon, Frosty Moon yes!
Saturday, 2024-12-14 11:30 PM CST 3 weeks Sunday, 2024-12-15 03:02 AM CST Cold Moon, Long Nights Moon yes!
Saturday, 2025-01-11 11:30 PM CST 7 weeks Monday, 2025-01-13 04:27 PM CST Wolf Moon, Old Moon, Moon after Yule, Snow Moon yes!
Friday, 2025-02-14 11:30 PM CST 12 weeks Wednesday, 2025-02-12 07:54 AM CST Snow Moon, Hunger Moon yes!
Friday, 2025-03-14 11:30 PM CDT 16 weeks Friday, 2025-03-14 01:55 AM CDT Best Moon Ever! hell yes!
Saturday, 2025-04-12 11:30 PM CDT 20 weeks Saturday, 2025-04-12 07:23 PM CDT Pink Moon, Sprouting Moose Moon, Egg Moon yes!
Saturday, 2025-05-10 11:30 PM CDT 24 weeks Monday, 2025-05-12 11:58 AM CDT Flower Moon, Corn Planting Moon, Milk Moon yes!
Friday, 2025-06-13 11:30 PM CDT 29 weeks Wednesday, 2025-06-11 02:46 AM CDT Strawberry Moon, Rose Moon yes!
Friday, 2025-07-11 11:30 PM CDT 33 weeks Thursday, 2025-07-10 03:38 PM CDT Buck Moon, Thunder Moon, Hay Moon yes!
Friday, 2025-08-08 11:30 PM CDT 37 weeks Saturday, 2025-08-09 02:57 AM CDT Sturgeon Moon, Red Moon, Green Corn Moon, Grain Moon yes!
Saturday, 2025-09-06 11:30 PM CDT
Sunday, 2025-09-07 02:00 AM CDT
* This is Saturday night at 2AM! *		 41 weeks Sunday, 2025-09-07 01:10 PM CDT 43rd Annual Moonlight Cruise! hell yes!
Saturday, 2025-10-04 11:30 PM CDT 45 weeks Monday, 2025-10-06 10:48 PM CDT Hunter's Moon, Harvest Moon, Blood Moon, Sanguine Moon yes!
Friday, 2025-11-07 11:30 PM CST 50 weeks Wednesday, 2025-11-05 07:20 AM CST Beaver Moon, Frosty Moon yes!
Friday, 2025-12-05 11:30 PM CST 1.0 years Thursday, 2025-12-04 05:15 PM CST Cold Moon, Long Nights Moon yes!

How are the full moon cruise dates/times calculated?

For the monthly rides, the start time is always at 11:30pm, on the night where the middle of the ride (2:00am is what we use) is closest to the time of the fullest moon. This gets us the fullest possible moon on our ride.

Starting in 2020, the formula is changed a little bit so that a full moon from Thursday 2:00AM to Saturday 2:00PM results in a Friday night ride, and a full moon that occurs from Saturday 2:00PM to Monday 2:00AM results in a Saturday night ride -- this increases the number of weekend rides by 50%.

For the annual full moon ride, the one in September, the start time is always 2:00am (wheels down between 2:10am and 2:30am) on the Saturday night/Sunday morning where 3:30am (again, the middle of the ride) is closest to the time of the fullest moon.