Moon calendar October 2025
In October 2025 the Moon is full on Oct 6 (the Harvest Moon, a supermoon), and new on Oct 21, the darkest stretch of the month for stargazing.
The Moon each evening in October 2025
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 170%
October 279%
October 387%
October 494%
October 598%
October 6100%
October 799%
October 895%
October 988%
October 1079%
October 1169%
October 1258%
October 1347%
October 1436%
October 1527%
October 1618%
October 1711%
October 186%
October 192%
October 200%
October 210%
October 222%
October 236%
October 2411%
October 2518%
October 2625%
October 2734%
October 2844%
October 2954%
October 3064%
October 3174%
October 2025 moon phases in US time zones
| Phase | Eastern | Central | Mountain | Pacific | Alaska | Hawaii |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Moon Harvest Moon | Oct 6, 11:48 PM | Oct 6, 10:48 PM | Oct 6, 9:48 PM | Oct 6, 8:48 PM | Oct 6, 7:48 PM | Oct 6, 5:48 PM |
| Last Quarter | Oct 13, 2:13 PM | Oct 13, 1:13 PM | Oct 13, 12:13 PM | Oct 13, 11:13 AM | Oct 13, 10:13 AM | Oct 13, 8:13 AM |
| New Moon | Oct 21, 8:25 AM | Oct 21, 7:25 AM | Oct 21, 6:25 AM | Oct 21, 5:25 AM | Oct 21, 4:25 AM | Oct 21, 2:25 AM |
| First Quarter | Oct 29, 12:21 PM | Oct 29, 11:21 AM | Oct 29, 10:21 AM | Oct 29, 9:21 AM | Oct 29, 8:21 AM | Oct 29, 6:21 AM |
The Harvest Moon is a supermoon, 361,444 km from Earth (within 10% of the year's closest approach). See how we define a supermoon.
Also in the sky in October 2025
- Perigee (closest): Oct 8, 8:38 AM ET, 359,807 km from Earth.
- Apogee (farthest): Oct 23, 7:29 PM ET, 406,434 km from Earth.
- Draconids peak: Oct 8, 3:11 PM ET.
- Orionids peak: Oct 21, 8:20 AM ET.
- Mercury at greatest evening elongation: Oct 29, 5:56 PM ET, 24° from the Sun.
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