Moon phases in October 2030
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 1118.2° Aries
- New MoonOctober 263.5° 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio→Sagittarius | 21% | ||
| Wed 2 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius | 31% | ||
| Thu 3 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius→Capricorn | 42% | ||
| Fri 4 | First Quarter | Capricorn | 54% | ||
| Sat 5 | Waxing Gibbous | Capricorn→Aquarius | 65% | ||
| Sun 6 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius | 75% | ||
| Mon 7 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius→Pisces | 84% | ||
| Tue 8 | Waxing Gibbous | Pisces | 91% | ||
| Wed 9 | Waxing Gibbous | Pisces | 96% | ||
| Thu 10 | Waxing Gibbous | Pisces→Aries | 99% | ||
| Fri 11 | Full Moon | Aries | 100% | ||
| Sat 12 | Waning Gibbous | Aries→Taurus | 99% | ||
| Sun 13 | Waning Gibbous | Taurus | 96% | ||
| Mon 14 | Waning Gibbous | Taurus→Gemini | 91% | ||
| Tue 15 | Waning Gibbous | Gemini | 85% | ||
| Wed 16 | Waning Gibbous | Gemini | 78% | ||
| Thu 17 | Waning Gibbous | Gemini→Cancer | 70% | ||
| Fri 18 | Waning Gibbous | Cancer | 61% | ||
| Sat 19 | Last Quarter | Cancer→Leo | 51% | ||
| Sun 20 | Waning Crescent | Leo | 41% | ||
| Mon 21 | Waning Crescent | Leo | 32% | ||
| Tue 22 | Waning Crescent | Leo→Virgo | 22% | ||
| Wed 23 | Waning Crescent | Virgo | 14% | ||
| Thu 24 | Waning Crescent | Virgo→Libra | 7% | ||
| Fri 25 | Waning Crescent | Libra | 3% | ||
| Sat 26 | New Moon | Libra→Scorpio | 0% | ||
| Sun 27 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio | 1% | ||
| Mon 28 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio→Sagittarius | 4% | ||
| Tue 29 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius | 10% | ||
| Wed 30 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius→Capricorn | 18% | ||
| Thu 31 | Waxing Crescent | Capricorn | 28% | ||
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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The Moon passes through 14 signs this month, in order: Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn. 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 2030?
There are 1 in October 2030. 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 2030?
There are 1 in October 2030, 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 2030?
It moves through 14 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.