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Full Moon Fever 1000

Full Moon Fever Awards

Version No. 1.0
Date last revised: March 5, 2026

©2026, Iron Butt Association, Sheridan, Wyoming
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Background
The Moon moves around Earth in a steady 29.5‑day rhythm, rising full each month like a lantern hung in the night sky. Since the earliest nights it has carried a sense of magic and mystery. Lovers gaze at it. Wolves howl at it. Iron Butt riders see it as a reason to roll out into the night and chase a thousand miles under its light.

Definitions
In the lunar calendar, a full moon marks the moment when the Moon is fully illuminated as seen from Earth, and every month includes a full moon. The specific date of each full moon varies from month to month.

The exact date shifts forward or backward each month based on the lunar cycle.

In some years, a thirteenth full moon occurs, known as a Blue Moon.

This is a series of Full Moon 1000 SaddleSores with special graphic certificates awarded for each named monthly moon, plus the Blue Moon.

Read the rules for the iconic SaddleSore 1000 on the Iron Butt Association site. The rules for this ride are similar and you will get valuable background information.

DBR - Dated Business Receipt
A DBR is a machine-generated receipt with the date, time and LOCATION on it.  Check it - do not assume it is correct.  A receipt with an incorrect time/date/location is worthless.  Check and re-check.

Fees 
See fee page

Rules

You must be riding and obtain a DBR sometime on the date of the full moon in your riding location. The dates can vary by time zone. We use timeanddate.com as our reference.  The link shows the time and date of the full moon in Eastern Time. Be sure to adjust for your riding time zone.

You must ride 1,000 miles and complete the ride within 24 hours.

You may start and end anywhere and take any route you choose.

Your official time is determined by the starting and ending receipts.  PLEASE check these documents and make sure the clock and date are correct!

Spotwalla.com is required. 

Full Moon Fever Award
You must complete twelve different qualifying Full Moon Fever rides, one for each of the twelve named moons or the Blue Moon. These rides do not need to occur in consecutive months; they may span multiple years and may be completed in any calendar order.

Full Moon Fever Insanity Award
You must complete one qualifying Full Moon Fever ride in each of twelve consecutive lunar months. These rides may fall within a single calendar year or span two adjacent years, but they must form one unbroken twelve‑month sequence.


Merchandise:

There is no additional merchandise for this ride.

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