Daily phases · UK local time

October 2027 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout October 2027, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during October 2027

At 12:00 local time on 1 October, the Moon is a new moon at 3% illumination and is waxing. By 31 October, it is a waxing crescent at 5% illumination and is waxing.

This civil month contains 4 exact principal phase events. Daily values represent the Moon at local noon; event rows below retain their precise astronomical times.

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October 2027

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for October 2027; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1New Moon3%Age 1.3 dSelected date	2Waxing Crescent7%Age 2.3 d	3Waxing Crescent14%Age 3.3 d
4Waxing Crescent22%Age 4.3 d	5Waxing Crescent31%Age 5.3 d	6First Quarter40%Age 6.3 d	7First Quarter50%Age 7.3 d	8First Quarter59%Age 8.3 d	9First Quarter68%Age 9.3 d	10Waxing Gibbous77%Age 10.3 d
11Waxing Gibbous84%Age 11.3 d	12Waxing Gibbous91%Age 12.3 d	13Waxing Gibbous95%Age 13.3 d	14Full Moon99%Age 14.3 d	15Full Moon100%Age 15.3 d	16Full Moon99%Age 16.3 d	17Waning Gibbous96%Age 17.3 d
18Waning Gibbous91%Age 18.3 d	19Waning Gibbous84%Age 19.3 d	20Waning Gibbous75%Age 20.3 d	21Last Quarter64%Age 21.3 d	22Last Quarter53%Age 22.3 d	23Last Quarter42%Age 23.3 d	24Waning Crescent31%Age 24.3 d
25Waning Crescent21%Age 25.3 d	26Waning Crescent12%Age 26.3 d	27Waning Crescent6%Age 27.3 d	28New Moon2%Age 28.3 d	29New Moon0%Age 29.3 d	30New Moon1%Age 0.9 d	31Waxing Crescent5%Age 1.9 d

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Day-by-day detail · London horizon

Phase, illumination, lunar age, rise and set

Phase, illumination and age are calculated at 12:00 Europe/London. Moonrise and moonset use a central London observer; a dash means no matching horizon crossing occurs during that civil date.

Daily values at 12:00 UK local time; rise and set for London
Date	Phase	Illumination	Lunar age	Moonrise	Moonset
1	New Moon	3%	1.3 days	08:57	18:37
2	Waxing Crescent	7%	2.3 days	10:22	18:59
3	Waxing Crescent	14%	3.3 days	11:43	19:28
4	Waxing Crescent	22%	4.3 days	12:57	20:06
5	Waxing Crescent	31%	5.3 days	14:00	20:56
6	First Quarter	40%	6.3 days	14:49	21:56
7	First Quarter	50%	7.3 days	15:25	23:03
8	First Quarter	59%	8.3 days	15:52	—
9	First Quarter	68%	9.3 days	16:12	00:13
10	Waxing Gibbous	77%	10.3 days	16:28	01:25
11	Waxing Gibbous	84%	11.3 days	16:41	02:35
12	Waxing Gibbous	91%	12.3 days	16:53	03:46
13	Waxing Gibbous	95%	13.3 days	17:06	04:56
14	Full Moon	99%	14.3 days	17:19	06:09
15	Full Moon	100%	15.3 days	17:33	07:23
16	Full Moon	99%	16.3 days	17:52	08:40
17	Waning Gibbous	96%	17.3 days	18:17	10:00
18	Waning Gibbous	91%	18.3 days	18:51	11:19
19	Waning Gibbous	84%	19.3 days	19:39	12:32
20	Waning Gibbous	75%	20.3 days	20:42	13:33
21	Last Quarter	64%	21.3 days	21:59	14:19
22	Last Quarter	53%	22.3 days	23:24	14:53
23	Last Quarter	42%	23.3 days	—	15:17
24	Waning Crescent	31%	24.3 days	00:50	15:37
25	Waning Crescent	21%	25.3 days	02:16	15:53
26	Waning Crescent	12%	26.3 days	03:41	16:08
27	Waning Crescent	6%	27.3 days	05:05	16:23
28	New Moon	2%	28.3 days	06:29	16:40
29	New Moon	0%	29.3 days	07:53	17:00
30	New Moon	1%	0.9 days	09:16	17:26
31	Waxing Crescent	5%	1.9 days	09:35	17:00

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in October 2027

Hunter's Moon

The full Moon immediately after the Harvest Moon, so it can fall in October or November.

Exact instant: 15 October 2027 at 14:47 BST
Brown lunation: 1296

Read the Hunter's Moon guide

How rise and set vary across the UK

On the date of the first full Moon, longitude and latitude shift the horizon times. These representative cities all use Europe/London civil time.

Moonrise and moonset on 2027-10-15, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	17:33	07:23
Cardiff	17:46	07:36
Belfast	17:48	07:55
Edinburgh	17:33	07:47
Lerwick	17:09	07:52

Traditional lunar rhythm · practical UK season

Garden windows for this month

Clearing beds and establishing hardy crops. Use local soil, weather and frost conditions to decide whether each task is timely in your garden.

1–7, 30–31 10/2027

Sowing

Sow broad beans or hardy peas in mild, well-drained gardens and keep protected alternatives under cover.

8–15 10/2027

Planting

Plant garlic, onion sets and bare-root fruit as dormancy begins.

16–22 10/2027

Harvesting

Lift squash, pumpkins and roots; pick late apples and pears.

23–29 10/2027

Pruning

Remove diseased or broken growth and wait for full dormancy before major winter pruning.

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