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, 2026-08-28 11:30 PM CDT 16 days ago Thursday, 2026-08-27 11:19 PM CDT Sturgeon Moon, Red Moon, Green Corn Moon, Grain Moon yes!
Friday, 2026-09-25 11:30 PM CDT
Sunday, 2026-09-27 02:00 AM CDT
* This is Saturday night at 2AM! *		 13 days Saturday, 2026-09-26 11:50 AM CDT 44th Annual Moonlight Cruise! hell yes!
Saturday, 2026-10-24 11:30 PM CDT 6 weeks Sunday, 2026-10-25 11:13 PM CDT Hunter's Moon, Harvest Moon, Blood Moon, Sanguine Moon yes!
Saturday, 2026-11-21 11:30 PM CST 10 weeks Tuesday, 2026-11-24 08:55 AM CST Beaver Moon, Frosty Moon yes!
Friday, 2026-12-25 11:30 PM CST 15 weeks Wednesday, 2026-12-23 07:29 PM CST Cold Moon, Long Nights Moon yes!
Friday, 2027-01-22 11:30 PM CST 19 weeks Friday, 2027-01-22 06:18 AM CST Wolf Moon, Old Moon, Moon after Yule, Snow Moon yes!
Saturday, 2027-02-20 11:30 PM CST 23 weeks Saturday, 2027-02-20 05:24 PM CST Snow Moon, Hunger Moon yes!
Saturday, 2027-03-20 11:30 PM CDT 27 weeks Monday, 2027-03-22 05:44 AM CDT Worm Moon, Crow Moon, Crust Moon, Sap Moon, Lenten Moon yes!
Saturday, 2027-04-17 11:30 PM CDT 31 weeks Tuesday, 2027-04-20 05:27 PM CDT Pink Moon, Sprouting Moose Moon, Egg Moon yes!
Friday, 2027-05-21 11:30 PM CDT 36 weeks Thursday, 2027-05-20 05:59 AM CDT Flower Moon, Corn Planting Moon, Milk Moon yes!
Friday, 2027-06-18 11:30 PM CDT 40 weeks Friday, 2027-06-18 07:45 PM CDT Blue moon (4th full moon this season) hell yes!
Saturday, 2027-07-17 11:30 PM CDT 44 weeks Sunday, 2027-07-18 10:46 AM CDT Buck Moon, Thunder Moon, Hay Moon yes!
Saturday, 2027-08-14 11:30 PM CDT 48 weeks Tuesday, 2027-08-17 02:30 AM CDT Sturgeon Moon, Red Moon, Green Corn Moon, Grain Moon yes!
Friday, 2027-09-17 11:30 PM CDT
Sunday, 2027-09-19 02:00 AM CDT
* This is Saturday night at 2AM! *		 1.0 years Wednesday, 2027-09-15 06:05 PM CDT 45th Annual Moonlight Cruise! hell yes!
Friday, 2027-10-15 11:30 PM CDT 1.1 years Friday, 2027-10-15 08:48 AM CDT Hunter's Moon, Harvest Moon, Blood Moon, Sanguine 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.