Hunter's Moon 2026: the October full moon and the clock change weekend

When is the full moon

The full moon falls on Monday 26 October 2026 at 04:12 UTC. To the eye the Moon looks full for two or three nights, so the best time to watch is the evening of Sunday 25 October. The Moon rises low in the east some 40 minutes before sunset and glows against a still bright sky for a while.

Evening of 25 October, local time:

City	Moonrise 25 Oct	Sunset 25 Oct	Full moon
Warsaw	15:37	16:20	26.10, 05:12
London	16:04	16:46	26.10, 04:12
Madrid	17:42	18:20	26.10, 05:12
New York	17:28	18:01	26.10, 00:12
Tokyo	16:04	16:54	26.10, 13:12

The best photos come right after moonrise, when the Moon is low and looks big next to trees or buildings. Check the times for your own city on Moon phase and Sky tonight.

Is it a supermoon

No. At full moon the Moon will be about 368,900 km from Earth. That distance changes during the month from about 356,000 to 407,000 km, and a supermoon is a full moon close to the nearest point of the orbit. October’s full moon sits roughly in the middle, so it will look normal, although still striking as it rises.

The Hunter’s Moon

That is the North American name for the October full moon. It is the first full moon after the Harvest Moon, the full moon nearest the autumn equinox. In autumn the Moon rises at a similar time for several evenings in a row, just after sunset, which gave hunters long bright evenings.

The same weekend as the clock change

In the UK and the EU the clocks go back one hour on the night of 24 to 25 October. So on Sunday the Sun sets in London at 16:46 and the Moon rises at 16:04. In the US and Canada the clocks go back a week later, on 1 November. More on the daylight saving time page.