Daily phases · UK local time

October 2028 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout October 2028, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during October 2028

At 12:00 local time on 1 October, the Moon is a waxing gibbous at 95% illumination and is waxing. By 31 October, it is a full moon at 96% 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 2028

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for October 2028; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1Waxing Gibbous95%Age 12.7 dSelected date
2Full Moon98%Age 13.7 d	3Full Moon100%Age 14.7 d	4Full Moon99%Age 15.7 d	5Full Moon97%Age 16.7 d	6Waning Gibbous93%Age 17.7 d	7Waning Gibbous87%Age 18.7 d	8Waning Gibbous80%Age 19.7 d
9Waning Gibbous71%Age 20.7 d	10Last Quarter61%Age 21.7 d	11Last Quarter51%Age 22.7 d	12Last Quarter40%Age 23.7 d	13Waning Crescent29%Age 24.7 d	14Waning Crescent19%Age 25.7 d	15Waning Crescent11%Age 26.7 d
16Waning Crescent4%Age 27.7 d	17New Moon1%Age 28.7 d	18New Moon0%Age 0.3 d	19New Moon3%Age 1.3 d	20Waxing Crescent8%Age 2.3 d	21Waxing Crescent15%Age 3.3 d	22Waxing Crescent23%Age 4.3 d
23First Quarter33%Age 5.3 d	24First Quarter43%Age 6.3 d	25First Quarter53%Age 7.3 d	26First Quarter62%Age 8.3 d	27Waxing Gibbous71%Age 9.3 d	28Waxing Gibbous79%Age 10.3 d	29Waxing Gibbous87%Age 11.4 d
30Waxing Gibbous92%Age 12.4 d	31Full Moon96%Age 13.4 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	Waxing Gibbous	95%	12.7 days	17:29	04:42
2	Full Moon	98%	13.7 days	17:42	05:50
3	Full Moon	100%	14.7 days	17:57	06:57
4	Full Moon	99%	15.7 days	18:13	08:06
5	Full Moon	97%	16.7 days	18:32	09:16
6	Waning Gibbous	93%	17.7 days	18:56	10:27
7	Waning Gibbous	87%	18.7 days	19:28	11:37
8	Waning Gibbous	80%	19.7 days	20:11	12:42
9	Waning Gibbous	71%	20.7 days	21:06	13:40
10	Last Quarter	61%	21.7 days	22:13	14:27
11	Last Quarter	51%	22.7 days	23:30	15:03
12	Last Quarter	40%	23.7 days	—	15:32
13	Waning Crescent	29%	24.7 days	00:52	15:55
14	Waning Crescent	19%	25.7 days	02:17	16:15
15	Waning Crescent	11%	26.7 days	03:43	16:33
16	Waning Crescent	4%	27.7 days	05:10	16:51
17	New Moon	1%	28.7 days	06:39	17:11
18	New Moon	0%	0.3 days	08:09	17:35
19	New Moon	3%	1.3 days	09:38	18:06
20	Waxing Crescent	8%	2.3 days	11:01	18:45
21	Waxing Crescent	15%	3.3 days	12:13	19:37
22	Waxing Crescent	23%	4.3 days	13:11	20:39
23	First Quarter	33%	5.3 days	13:53	21:49
24	First Quarter	43%	6.3 days	14:25	23:02
25	First Quarter	53%	7.3 days	14:48	—
26	First Quarter	62%	8.3 days	15:06	00:13
27	Waxing Gibbous	71%	9.3 days	15:22	01:23
28	Waxing Gibbous	79%	10.3 days	15:36	02:32
29	Waxing Gibbous	87%	11.4 days	14:49	02:39
30	Waxing Gibbous	92%	12.4 days	15:03	03:46
31	Full Moon	96%	13.4 days	15:19	04:55

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in October 2028

Hunter's Moon

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

Exact instant: 3 October 2028 at 17:25 BST
Brown lunation: 1308
Seasonal designation: Harvest Moon

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 2028-10-03, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	17:57	06:57
Cardiff	18:09	07:10
Belfast	18:14	07:26
Edinburgh	18:01	07:17
Lerwick	17:43	07:16

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.

18–24 10/2028

Sowing

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

1–3, 25–31 10/2028

Planting

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

4–11 10/2028

Harvesting

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

12–17 10/2028

Pruning

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

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