Full Moon October 2027: the Hunter's Moon on 15 October
The Hunter's Moon is on .
342 days, 7 hours and 5 minutes until the exact phase.
Distance and flags
- Distance from Earth
- 389,926 km
- Size against the average distance
- smaller by 1.4% across the sky
- Next year
Moonrise in London on Fri 15 Oct
- Moonrise
- 17:33
- Rises towards
- east-north-east · 68°
- Moonset
- 07:23
The disc looks full on the nights either side of the exact time, and a full Moon rises near sunset. Moonrise and moonset for other places and dates.
What the Hunter's Moon means
Hunter's Moon follows the Harvest Moon by one lunation. The traditional explanation links the bright post-harvest evenings with tracking game across cleared fields; its date moves when the Harvest Moon moves.
It normally arrives as UK evenings are becoming markedly longer and cooler.
Harvest Moon and Hunter's Moon follow the September equinox, not the calendar month, so they can fall in September, October or November. Harvest Moon dates and why it rises early.
Watching it from the UK. Look east soon after sunset and compare its rise time with the preceding night's Moon. A low Moon can look larger or warmer because of perspective and the atmosphere, not because its phase changed.
Moon names come from almanac traditions and differ between sources; the seasons are northern-hemisphere ones. NASA's Moon phase guide.
Full Moon October dates, 2027–2029
| Year | Date and time · Europe/London | Name | Distance | Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Hunter's Moon | 389,926 km | All phases | |
| 2028 | Harvest Moon | 405,146 km · micromoon | All phases | |
| 2029 | Hunter's Moon | 406,265 km · micromoon | — |
Other names for the October full Moon
- Popular almanac
- Hunter's Moon
- Old English
- Winterfylleth
- Celtic revival
- Harvest Moon