🌙 Moon Phases October 2025: See all lunar phases for October 2025 including new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter dates. Updated with accurate astronomical data.
About October 2025 moon phases
On October 7, 2025, October's full moon — the Hunter's Moon — historically signaled the start of hunting season across colonial-era North America. With harvests done and trees bare, the bright moon extended hunting hours in cooler nights. The Hunter's Moon is often the year's first 'orange moon' as colder atmosphere refracts more red wavelengths through the lower-horizon path.
Benefits
- ·Marks the start of traditional hunting season
- ·Often produces vivid orange / red atmospheric tints
- ·Lists rare Halloween full-moon years
- ·Pairs with October stargazing prime weather
- ·Triggers peak autumn-tide cycles
How it works
the October 2025 full moon peaks on October 7, 2025. Throughout 2025, the moon completes 12-13 full cycles, each lasting 29.53 days. Distance from Earth varies between 356,500 km (perigee) and 406,700 km (apogee), creating supermoon and micromoon size differences of about 14%. Full-moon timing data on this page comes from the US Naval Observatory and NASA Goddard.
When October's full moon falls before the September equinox-aligned Harvest Moon, the names swap — October claims Harvest Moon, September gets Hunter's Moon. The October moon is also linked to Halloween: a full moon on October 31 is rare (every 18-19 years on average), with the next ones in 2039 and 2058.
Who uses October 2025 moon phases
Photographers planning moonrise shots 2025, October-specific cultural and religious observers, astrology readers tracking October transits, fishermen and surfers reading tide cycles, and anyone curious about which full moon comes next.
Moon Phases October 2025
Moon phases for October 2025. Full Moon on October 7. New Moon on October 21. See daily moon illumination, lunar calendar, and all phases.
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Frequently asked questions
When is the full moon in October 2025?
The full moon in October 2025 falls on October 7, 2025. The exact peak time is shown in the major phases table above. This full moon is traditionally called the Hunter's Moon in the Old Farmer's Almanac, a name traceable to Algonquian and other Indigenous American sources.
Why is October's full moon called the Hunter's Moon?
The Hunter's Moon follows the Harvest Moon. With harvest done, autumn light extended hunting hours — Indigenous American sources tied this moon to the start of the hunting season for winter food storage.
When is the new moon in October 2025?
The new moon in October 2025 falls on October 21. New moons are not visible because the moon's lit side faces away from Earth. They are the best night-sky observing nights — without moonlight, fainter stars and meteors become visible.
Why do moon phases shift by date each month?
A complete lunar cycle (synodic month) is 29.53 days, slightly shorter than most calendar months. So each month's full moon falls about 0.5-2 days earlier in the calendar than the previous month's. Occasionally a calendar month contains two full moons — the second is called a "blue moon" (about once every 2.7 years).