Full moon summit nights
Climbers walk the last section of Kilimanjaro in the dark, leaving high camp around midnight. On a full moon the glacier and the scree are lit well enough to climb without a head torch, which is why full-moon dates book out first. These are every full moon over Uhuru Peak for the next two years, calculated for the summit itself.
- 28 August 2026 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.19am.
- 27 September 2026 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.07am.
- 26 October 2026 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 5.57am.
- 25 November 2026 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 5.57am.
- 24 December 2026 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.09am.
- 23 January 2027 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.23am.
- 21 February 2027 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.27am.
- 22 March 2027 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.23am.
- 21 April 2027 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.17am.
- 21 May 2027 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.16am.
- 19 June 2027 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.21am.
- 19 July 2027 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.26am.
- 17 August 2027 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.23am.
- 16 September 2027 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.12am.
- 16 October 2027 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.00am.
- 14 November 2027 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 5.56am.
- 14 December 2027 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.04am.
- 12 January 2028 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.18am.
- 11 February 2028 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.27am.
- 11 March 2028 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.25am.
- 9 April 2028 — moon 99% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.19am.
- 9 May 2028 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.16am.
- 7 June 2028 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.19am.
- 7 July 2028 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.25am.
- 5 August 2028 — moon 100% lit, sunrise on the summit at 6.25am.