Moon phases in October 2033
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 815.5° Aries
- New MoonOctober 230.2° 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | First Quarter | Sagittarius→Capricorn | 48% | ||
| Sun 2 | Waxing Gibbous | Capricorn | 59% | ||
| Mon 3 | Waxing Gibbous | Capricorn→Aquarius | 69% | ||
| Tue 4 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius | 79% | ||
| Wed 5 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius→Pisces | 87% | ||
| Thu 6 | Waxing Gibbous | Pisces | 94% | ||
| Fri 7 | Waxing Gibbous | Pisces→Aries | 99% | ||
| Sat 8 | Full Moon | Aries | 100% | ||
| Sun 9 | Waning Gibbous | Aries→Taurus | 98% | ||
| Mon 10 | Waning Gibbous | Taurus | 94% | ||
| Tue 11 | Waning Gibbous | Taurus→Gemini | 87% | ||
| Wed 12 | Waning Gibbous | Gemini | 78% | ||
| Thu 13 | Waning Gibbous | Gemini→Cancer | 68% | ||
| Fri 14 | Waning Gibbous | Cancer | 57% | ||
| Sat 15 | Last Quarter | Cancer→Leo | 47% | ||
| Sun 16 | Waning Crescent | Leo | 37% | ||
| Mon 17 | Waning Crescent | Leo | 28% | ||
| Tue 18 | Waning Crescent | Leo→Virgo | 19% | ||
| Wed 19 | Waning Crescent | Virgo | 12% | ||
| Thu 20 | Waning Crescent | Virgo→Libra | 7% | ||
| Fri 21 | Waning Crescent | Libra | 3% | ||
| Sat 22 | Waning Crescent | Libra | 1% | ||
| Sun 23 | New Moon | Libra→Scorpio | 0% | ||
| Mon 24 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio | 1% | ||
| Tue 25 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio→Sagittarius | 4% | ||
| Wed 26 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius | 9% | ||
| Thu 27 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius | 15% | ||
| Fri 28 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius→Capricorn | 23% | ||
| Sat 29 | Waxing Crescent | Capricorn | 32% | ||
| Sun 30 | Waxing Crescent | Capricorn→Aquarius | 43% | ||
| Mon 31 | First Quarter | Aquarius | 53% | ||
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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- Brightest night
The Moon passes through 14 signs this month, in order: Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius. 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.
A lunar eclipse this month
The full moon on October 8 is a Total lunar eclipse, with 100% of the disc inside the Earth’s umbra at maximum, at Aries. An eclipse can only fall on a full moon, because it needs the Moon exactly opposite the Sun and close to a node — which is also why they arrive in pairs a fortnight either side of a solar eclipse.
Frequently asked questions
When is the full moon in October 2033?
There are 1 in October 2033. 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 2033?
There are 1 in October 2033, 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 2033?
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.