Mark your calendars for the next Full Hunter’s Moon, the full moon that occurs almost every year in October.
A full moon occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, so the moon looks completely illuminated. It happens about once a month or 29.53 days on average, also called a synodic month.
When is the next Hunter’s Moon?
The next Full Hunter’s Moon will be on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 7:26 am EDT. It will be the first full moon of Autumn and will be the full moon in Aries.
When was the last Hunter’s Moon?
The last Full Hunter’s Moon was on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 4:24 pm EDT. It was second full moon of Autumn and the Full Moon in Taurus. The October New Moon was the start of the lunar cycle for the October 28 Full Moon.
Why the October Full Moon is called the Full Hunter’s Moon
The Fall Full Moon’s name is inspired by Native Americans and their activities for getting ready for the winter. They would start gathering provisions to get them through the winter.
In some years, the October full moon’s name switches to the Full Harvest Moon if it occurs closer to the Fall Equinox and the September full moon.
In years where the September Full Moon is closer to the Fall Equinox, the October Full Moon’s name is the Full Hunter’s Moon instead.
Lunar Eclipses
- October 27, 1901: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- October 17, 1902: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 27, 1920: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 16, 1921: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- October 28, 1939: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- October 16, 1940: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- October 17, 1948: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- October 27, 1958: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- October 29, 1966: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- October 18, 1967: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 28, 1985: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 17, 1986: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 8, 1995: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- October 27, 2004: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 17, 2005: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- October 18, 2013: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- October 8, 2014: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 28, 2023: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- October 30, 2031: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- October 18, 2032: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 8, 2033: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 29, 2050: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 19, 2051: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 8, 2052: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- October 9, 2060: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- October 29, 2069: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 19, 2070: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- October 20, 2078: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- October 10, 2079: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 29, 2088: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- October 20, 2097: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- October 10, 2098: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)