Near Full Moon Hike @ Powell Butte

🗓️ When: Saturday, May 30th, 2026 🕣 Time: 6:45–9:45 pm 📍 Location: 14474 SE Center St. Portland OR 🥾 Distance: ± 4–6 miles ⛰️ Elevation Gain: ± 600ft 🚶 Pace: 2–2.5 mph moving average ⚠️ Difficulty: Easy to Moderate, expect a couple moderate inclines ⏳ Duration: ± 3 hours 🌕🌌 Moon & Sky Details 🌕 Moon Name: Blue Moon (approaching full) in Sagittarius ♐️ 🌇 Sunset: 8:10 pm 🌙 Moonrise: \~9:00 pm (E) 🌓 Phase: Waxing Gibbous @ \~99% illumination 📏 Distance from Earth: \~357,000 km (222,000 mi) 🌍 Supermoon? ✅ Yes 🪐 Planet Pairing: Milky Way, beginning to return late night ✨ Indigenous Moon Name Lakota: 🌾 *Wíčhokȟ’aŋ* *Wi* (wee-CHO-khahn wee) 🌀 Often translated as “Sacred Moon” or “Unusual Moon” 🌕 Fun Fact 🔵 A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a single calendar month, not blue in color, just rare. ❕ Indigenous moon names vary by Nation and region and reflect local seasonal knowledge and language traditions. 🌑 Our silent sentinel stabilizes our planet’s axial wobble, regulates tides, and reflects radiation from the sun to us. Among countless other influences, the Moon has been an integral part of our planet, all its inhabitants, and our culture at large. 🌒 Let’s partake in a long-established tradition of walking at night by the light of our celestial sibling and sharing stories and spaces together. 🌓 We will begin with plenty of light, but expect to be hiking at dusk and in the dark. 🔦 Lighting Requirements (Important) Headlamps and/or flashlights are mandatory 🚫 Phone lights are not acceptable substitutes. 🔴 Red-light filters or lenses strongly preferred If you do not have a red lens, you will be expected to hike behind those that do. 🌔 At the Summit 🌔 We may be at the summit looking for the moonrise as expected, but this is not guaranteed. Moonrise timing can vary depending on where it crests over the horizon.