Moon phases in October 2027
All 31 days, computed from the ephemeris rather than copied from another calendar: the Moon’s sign, the exact instant it changes sign, and the lit fraction of the disc. Shown in your own timezone.
- Hunter's MoonOctober 1522.0° Aries
- New MoonOctober 295.9° Scorpio
Day by day
The four quarter instants are marked on the day they fall; every other day carries the interval it is in. Four of the eight phases are moments and four are stretches, which is the one thing most calendars leave out.
| Date | Phase | Sign | Illumination | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | Waxing Crescent | Libra→Scorpio | 3% | ||
| Sat 2 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio | 7% | ||
| Sun 3 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio→Sagittarius | 14% | ||
| Mon 4 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius | 22% | ||
| Tue 5 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius | 31% | ||
| Wed 6 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius→Capricorn | 40% | ||
| Thu 7 | First Quarter | Capricorn | 50% | ||
| Fri 8 | Waxing Gibbous | Capricorn→Aquarius | 60% | ||
| Sat 9 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius | 69% | ||
| Sun 10 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius | 77% | ||
| Mon 11 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius→Pisces | 84% | ||
| Tue 12 | Waxing Gibbous | Pisces | 91% | ||
| Wed 13 | Waxing Gibbous | Pisces→Aries | 96% | ||
| Thu 14 | Waxing Gibbous | Aries | 99% | ||
| Fri 15 | Full Moon | Aries | 100% | ||
| Sat 16 | Waning Gibbous | Aries→Taurus | 99% | ||
| Sun 17 | Waning Gibbous | Taurus | 96% | ||
| Mon 18 | Waning Gibbous | Taurus→Gemini | 91% | ||
| Tue 19 | Waning Gibbous | Gemini | 83% | ||
| Wed 20 | Waning Gibbous | Gemini→Cancer | 74% | ||
| Thu 21 | Waning Gibbous | Cancer | 64% | ||
| Fri 22 | Last Quarter | Cancer→Leo | 53% | ||
| Sat 23 | Waning Crescent | Leo | 41% | ||
| Sun 24 | Waning Crescent | Leo→Virgo | 30% | ||
| Mon 25 | Waning Crescent | Virgo | 20% | ||
| Tue 26 | Waning Crescent | Virgo | 12% | ||
| Wed 27 | Waning Crescent | Virgo→Libra | 5% | ||
| Thu 28 | Waning Crescent | Libra | 1% | ||
| Fri 29 | New Moon | Libra→Scorpio | 0% | ||
| Sat 30 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio | 1% | ||
| Sun 31 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio→Sagittarius | 4% | ||
Rows are UTC calendar days. The exact times follow the timezone setting above, so a time close to midnight can belong to the neighbouring day in your own zone.
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- Full moons
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- Sign changes
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- Brightest night
The Moon passes through 15 signs this month, in order: Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius. It changes sign 14 times — roughly every two and a third days, though not evenly, because the Moon’s speed varies about twelve per cent over an orbit.
This month’s full moon is the Hunter's Moon
The Hunter’s Moon is simply the full moon after the Harvest Moon, and the Harvest Moon is the one nearest the September equinox. Both are fixed to the equinox rather than to a month, so which month carries them moves from year to year.
Frequently asked questions
When is the full moon in October 2027?
There are 1 in October 2027. The exact instants are in the table above, shown in your own timezone, with the degree and sign each one falls on.
When is the new moon in October 2027?
There are 1 in October 2027, listed to the minute in the table above along with every other phase of the month.
What timezone are these times in?
Your own, resolved in your browser. The rows are UTC calendar days, so an instant close to midnight can belong to the neighbouring day once converted — the table marks those with a small +1 or −1. You can switch the whole page to UTC if you want to compare it against a site that publishes UTC.
What sign is the Moon in during October 2027?
It moves through 15 of them, changing sign 14 times. The exact instant of each change is in the sign column above. The Moon spends about two and a third days in a sign, which is why it covers the whole zodiac in a month while the Sun takes a year.