How many times is moon mentioned in the Bible?
The word moon appears 51 times in the King James Version, in 51 verses. Counting every form (moon, moons), it appears 62 times in 62 verses across 27 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses moon 55 times (66 with every form).
Moon in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of moon counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| moon | 51 | 55 |
| moons | 11 | 11 |
| Total | 62 | 66 |
Which books mention moon most
Moon appears in 27 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Psalms and Isaiah share the most, 9 each.
Also in: Nehemiah (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Song of Solomon (1), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Habakkuk (1), Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (1), Acts (1), 1 Corinthians (1), Colossians (1).
First and last mention of moon
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 4 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Isaiah 3:18: counted in the KJV only
In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,
In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces,
Numbers 29:6: counted in the World English Bible only
Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
besides the burnt offering of the new moon, and its meal offering, and the continual burnt offering and its meal offering, and their drink offerings, according to their ordinance, for a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
1 Samuel 20:27: counted in the World English Bible only
And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?
On the next day after the new moon, the second day, David’s place was empty. Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why doesn’t the son of Jesse come to eat, either yesterday, or today?”
Verses with moon on our topic pages
6 verses that use moon in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
On: Protection, New Beginnings
and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Yahweh your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.
On: Idolatry
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
On: End Times
But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;
Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,
Common questions
How many times is moon in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 52 of the 62 uses are in the Old Testament and 10 in the New Testament. Moon appears in 27 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Psalms and Isaiah share the most, 9 each.
Where is moon first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 37:9: "And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me." The last is Revelation 21:23.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.