Moon calendar for October 2025

By Maren Tremblay, Fatesight editor · Last updated September 30, 2026

Every day of October 2025 with the Moon's phase and how much of it is lit at 12:00 UTC. The new Moon, the quarters and the full Moon are marked on the day they happen in UTC.

This month's full Moon is the Harvest Moon, on October 7, with the Moon in Aries. The new Moon falls on October 21, with the Moon in Libra.

New Moon, quarters and full Moon in October 2025

Full MoonTuesday, October 7, 2025 at 03:47 UTC
Last quarterMonday, October 13, 2025 at 18:13 UTC
New MoonTuesday, October 21, 2025 at 12:25 UTC
First quarterWednesday, October 29, 2025 at 16:21 UTC

Times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), to the minute, and agree with NASA's published table of Moon phases to within two minutes. Where your browser allows, your own clock is shown under each.

The Moon on each day of October 2025
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			October 1: Waxing gibbous, 65% lit	October 2: Waxing gibbous, 74% lit	October 3: Waxing gibbous, 83% lit	October 4: Waxing gibbous, 91% lit
October 5: Waxing gibbous, 96% lit	October 6: Waxing gibbous, 99% lit	October 7: Full Moon, 100% lit	October 8: Waning gibbous, 97% lit	October 9: Waning gibbous, 92% lit	October 10: Waning gibbous, 84% lit	October 11: Waning gibbous, 75% lit
October 12: Waning gibbous, 64% lit	October 13: Last quarter, 53% lit	October 14: Waning crescent, 42% lit	October 15: Waning crescent, 32% lit	October 16: Waning crescent, 23% lit	October 17: Waning crescent, 15% lit	October 18: Waning crescent, 8% lit
October 19: Waning crescent, 4% lit	October 20: Waning crescent, 1% lit	October 21: New Moon, 0% lit	October 22: Waxing crescent, 1% lit	October 23: Waxing crescent, 4% lit	October 24: Waxing crescent, 8% lit	October 25: Waxing crescent, 14% lit
October 26: Waxing crescent, 21% lit	October 27: Waxing crescent, 29% lit	October 28: Waxing crescent, 38% lit	October 29: First quarter, 48% lit	October 30: Waxing gibbous, 58% lit	October 31: Waxing gibbous, 69% lit

How is the Moon moving through October 2025?

At noon UTC the Moon is waxing, growing toward full, from October 1 to October 6 and October 21 to October 31 (17 days), and waning on the other 14. It is at least half lit on 15 days. Time between the principal phases: Full Moon October 7, last quarter October 13: 6 days 14 hours; Last quarter October 13, new Moon October 21: 7 days 18 hours; New Moon October 21, first quarter October 29: 8 days 4 hours.

Which sign is the Moon in during October 2025?

Each stay to the minute, in UTC.

Capricorn: from the start of October 2025 until October 1 at 19:52 UTC.
Aquarius: from October 1 at 19:52 UTC until October 4 at 02:08 UTC.
Pisces: from October 4 at 02:08 UTC until October 6 at 04:48 UTC.
Aries: from October 6 at 04:48 UTC until October 8 at 05:13 UTC.
Taurus: from October 8 at 05:13 UTC until October 10 at 05:12 UTC.
Gemini: from October 10 at 05:12 UTC until October 12 at 06:38 UTC.
Cancer: from October 12 at 06:38 UTC until October 14 at 10:48 UTC.
Leo: from October 14 at 10:48 UTC until October 16 at 18:06 UTC.
Virgo: from October 16 at 18:06 UTC until October 19 at 04:02 UTC.
Libra: from October 19 at 04:02 UTC until October 21 at 15:43 UTC.
Scorpio: from October 21 at 15:43 UTC until October 24 at 04:19 UTC.
Sagittarius: from October 24 at 04:19 UTC until October 26 at 16:54 UTC.
Capricorn: from October 26 at 16:54 UTC until October 29 at 03:56 UTC.
Aquarius: from October 29 at 03:56 UTC until October 31 at 11:47 UTC.
Pisces: from October 31 at 11:47 UTC until the end of October 2025.

Questions about the Moon in October 2025

When is the full Moon in October 2025?

The full Moon is on October 7 at 03:47 UTC with the Moon in Aries. It is the Harvest Moon, a name from the Old Farmer's Almanac tradition.

When is the new Moon in October 2025?

The new Moon is on October 21 at 12:25 UTC with the Moon in Libra.

How much of the Moon is lit in October 2025?

At 12:00 UTC on October 1 the Moon is 65% lit (waxing gibbous), on October 15 32% (waning crescent) and on October 31 69% (waxing gibbous). The dimmest day at noon UTC is October 21 at 0%, the brightest October 7 at 100%.

Does October 2025 have a Blue Moon or an eclipse?

No: the one full Moon is October 7, and nothing is eclipsed.