Fri, Jan 22
Supermoon on January 22, 2027 from Thornton, CO
Moonrise Fri, Jan 22 5:37 PM: watch it come up over the horizon, when it looks biggest.
The full moon is 357,635 km from Earth, close enough to look slightly bigger and brighter than usual.
in 81 days 23 h
Times are local (MST).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Thornton, CO: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, the northern lights, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.
Put Thornton, CO's sky in your calendar
Full moons, meteor showers, eclipses and bright ISS passes (with a 10-minute reminder) appear in your calendar and update by themselves.
Plan your night
☁️ Clouds through the night
The hour-by-hour cloud forecast appears about five days before.
🌑 Find a dark sky
City light hides most of the show. Drive until the sky looks clearly darker (often 30–60 minutes out), away from streetlights, with an open view.
🛰️ Also crossing the sky that night
Bright ISS and Starlink passes during the best hours appear about five days before.
A full Moon a little closer than usual, so slightly bigger and brighter.
How to watch
- Watch it rise: near the horizon the Moon looks largest.
- A phone camera on night mode can catch the rising Moon over buildings.
Other cities
- Westminster, COMoonrise Fri, Jan 22 5:38 PM
- DenverMoonrise Fri, Jan 22 5:38 PM
- Aurora, ColoradoMoonrise Fri, Jan 22 5:37 PM
- Arvada, COMoonrise Fri, Jan 22 5:38 PM
- Boulder, COMoonrise Fri, Jan 22 5:38 PM
- Centennial, COMoonrise Fri, Jan 22 5:38 PM
- Greeley, COMoonrise Fri, Jan 22 5:35 PM
- Fort Collins, COMoonrise Fri, Jan 22 5:36 PM
- Colorado SpringsMoonrise Fri, Jan 22 5:39 PM
- Pueblo, COMoonrise Fri, Jan 22 5:40 PM
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).