Moon calendar October 2016
In October 2016 the Moon is full on Oct 16 (the Hunter's Moon, a supermoon), and new on Oct 30, the darkest stretch of the month for stargazing.
The Moon each evening in October 2016
The Moon as seen at 9 p.m. Eastern Time each evening, with the share of its disk that is lit. Highlighted days have a main phase.
October 11%
October 24%
October 38%
October 414%
October 522%
October 630%
October 739%
October 849%
October 959%
October 1069%
October 1178%
October 1287%
October 1393%
October 1498%
October 15100%
October 1699%
October 1795%
October 1888%
October 1979%
October 2069%
October 2158%
October 2248%
October 2337%
October 2428%
October 2519%
October 2612%
October 277%
October 283%
October 291%
October 300%
October 312%
October 2016 moon phases in US time zones
| Phase | Eastern | Central | Mountain | Pacific | Alaska | Hawaii |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | Oct 9, 12:33 AM | Oct 8, 11:33 PM | Oct 8, 10:33 PM | Oct 8, 9:33 PM | Oct 8, 8:33 PM | Oct 8, 6:33 PM |
| Full Moon Hunter's Moon | Oct 16, 12:23 AM | Oct 15, 11:23 PM | Oct 15, 10:23 PM | Oct 15, 9:23 PM | Oct 15, 8:23 PM | Oct 15, 6:23 PM |
| Last Quarter | Oct 22, 3:14 PM | Oct 22, 2:14 PM | Oct 22, 1:14 PM | Oct 22, 12:14 PM | Oct 22, 11:14 AM | Oct 22, 9:14 AM |
| New Moon | Oct 30, 1:38 PM | Oct 30, 12:38 PM | Oct 30, 11:38 AM | Oct 30, 10:38 AM | Oct 30, 9:38 AM | Oct 30, 7:38 AM |
The Hunter's Moon is a supermoon, 358,461 km from Earth (within 10% of the year's closest approach). See how we define a supermoon.
Also in the sky in October 2016
- Apogee (farthest): Oct 4, 7:03 AM ET, 406,086 km from Earth.
- Perigee (closest): Oct 16, 7:35 PM ET, 357,848 km from Earth.
- Apogee (farthest): Oct 31, 3:26 PM ET, 406,651 km from Earth.
- Draconids peak: Oct 8, 7:55 AM ET.
- Uranus at opposition: Oct 15, 6:29 AM ET.
- Orionids peak: Oct 21, 1:07 AM ET.
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