The Full Moon occurs on October 26, but the night to watch it starts the evening before, October 25.
Daily portraits show the Moon at local noon, with north at the top. Main phase times mark the exact moment.
Select a Moon to see it up close. NASA SVS · Moon Lab / NASA LRO
When to look
Look on the night of October 25 into October 26: the Moon rises at 5:26 PM EDT and sets at 7:56 AM EDT. The exact Full Moon comes before sunrise on October 26, at 12:13 AM EDT. You don’t need to catch that minute: the Moon looks full all night.
October 25 → October 26 · New York
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Height above the horizon
Look toward the east. The Moon is climbing higher in the sky.
Moonrise: October 25, 5:26 PM EDT. Moonset: October 26, 7:56 AM EDT.
Sunset 6:01 PM EDT · Sunrise 7:19 AM EDT · Near the horizon, the Moon can look warmer in color.
Around October 3, the Moon appears half-lit. Its illuminated part then diminishes toward New Moon on October 10.
Around October 18, the Moon appears half-lit. It then grows brighter on its way to Full Moon on October 26.
| City | Phase local time | Moonrise | Moonset | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, US | October 10, 2026, at 11:51 AM EDT | 7:01 AM EDT | 6:06 PM EDT | America/New_York |
| Los Angeles, US | October 10, 2026, at 8:51 AM PDT | 6:58 AM PDT | 6:15 PM PDT | America/Los_Angeles |
| London, GB | October 10, 2026, at 4:51 PM BST | 7:05 AM BST | 5:47 PM BST | Europe/London |
| Toronto, CA | October 10, 2026, at 11:51 AM EDT | 7:27 AM EDT | 6:23 PM EDT | America/Toronto |
| Sydney, AU | October 11, 2026, at 2:51 AM AEDT | 6:12 AM AEDT | 7:45 PM AEDT | Australia/Sydney |
| City | Phase local time | Moonrise | Moonset | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, US | October 26, 2026, at 12:13 AM EDT | 5:58 PM EDT | 7:56 AM EDT | America/New_York |
| Los Angeles, US | October 25, 2026, at 9:13 PM PDT | 5:38 PM PDT | 6:35 AM PDT | America/Los_Angeles |
| London, GB | October 26, 2026, at 4:13 AM GMT | 4:20 PM GMT | 7:16 AM GMT | Europe/London |
| Toronto, CA | October 26, 2026, at 12:13 AM EDT | 6:11 PM EDT | 8:26 AM EDT | America/Toronto |
| Sydney, AU | October 26, 2026, at 3:13 PM AEDT | 7:31 PM AEDT | 5:31 AM AEDT | Australia/Sydney |
No. The phase has an exact time, but the Moon’s shape changes gradually. Near a quarter, it looks half-lit for about a day on either side, and a crescent grows or shrinks only a little from one night to the next.
The Full Moon happens at one moment worldwide, but local clocks put it on different dates. For example, the Full Moon of October 26 in New York falls on October 25 in Los Angeles.
The Full Moon of October 26 is the Hunter’s Moon, the first Full Moon after the Harvest Moon. These names come from North American tradition and follow Northern Hemisphere seasons, so in the Southern Hemisphere they don’t match the season.
