After Full Moon on October 3, the illuminated part wanes until New Moon on October 17.
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 3 into October 4: the Moon rises at 6:12 PM EDT and sets at 7:54 AM EDT. The exact Full Moon is at 12:26 PM EDT that same day, while the Moon is below the horizon. The Moon still looks full all night.
October 3 → October 4 · New York
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Height above the horizon
Look toward the east. The Moon is climbing higher in the sky.
Moonrise: October 3, 6:12 PM EDT. Moonset: October 4, 7:54 AM EDT.
Sunset 6:34 PM EDT · Sunrise 6:56 AM EDT · Near the horizon, the Moon can look warmer in color.
Around October 11, the Moon appears half-lit. Its illuminated part then diminishes toward New Moon on October 17.
Around October 25, the Moon appears half-lit. It then grows brighter on its way to Full Moon on November 2.
| City | Phase local time | Moonrise | Moonset | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, US | October 3, 2028, at 12:26 PM EDT | 6:12 PM EDT | 6:53 AM EDT | America/New_York |
| Los Angeles, US | October 3, 2028, at 9:26 AM PDT | 6:20 PM PDT | 6:51 AM PDT | America/Los_Angeles |
| London, GB | October 3, 2028, at 5:26 PM BST | 5:57 PM BST | 6:57 AM BST | Europe/London |
| Toronto, CA | October 3, 2028, at 12:26 PM EDT | 6:30 PM EDT | 7:19 AM EDT | America/Toronto |
| Sydney, AU | October 4, 2028, at 3:26 AM AEDT | 7:37 PM AEDT | 6:14 AM AEDT | Australia/Sydney |
| City | Phase local time | Moonrise | Moonset | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, US | October 17, 2028, at 10:58 PM EDT | 6:34 AM EDT | 5:34 PM EDT | America/New_York |
| Los Angeles, US | October 17, 2028, at 7:58 PM PDT | 6:32 AM PDT | 5:46 PM PDT | America/Los_Angeles |
| London, GB | October 18, 2028, at 3:58 AM BST | 8:09 AM BST | 5:35 PM BST | Europe/London |
| Toronto, CA | October 17, 2028, at 10:58 PM EDT | 7:01 AM EDT | 5:51 PM EDT | America/Toronto |
| Sydney, AU | October 18, 2028, at 1:58 PM AEDT | 5:40 AM AEDT | 7:27 PM 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 3 in New York falls on October 4 in Sydney.
The Full Moon of October 3 is the Harvest Moon, the Full Moon closest to the September equinox. This year the Harvest Moon falls in October rather than September. These names come from North American tradition and follow Northern Hemisphere seasons, so in the Southern Hemisphere they don’t match the season.