Moon Phases — October 2025
Full Moon on October 7 at 06:35 UTC, New Moon on October 21 at 12:56 UTC. Each cell shows that day's phase and illumination.
October 2025 · phase for each day (UTC)
Best Nights in October
✦Darkest skies
Oct 19 – Oct 23
Around the New Moon (Oct 21), little moonlight — the best nights for the Milky Way, meteors and faint deep-sky objects.
◐Sharpest Moon detail
Oct 13 · Oct 29
At the quarter Moons the terminator throws long shadows across crater rims — the best nights to photograph lunar surface detail.
○Brightest nights
Oct 6 – Oct 8
Around the Hunter's Moon (Oct 7), strong natural moonlight for night walks — but it washes out fainter stars.
Moonrise & moonset where you are
See tonight's moonrise, moonset and best viewing time for your location — then plan the rest of the month from the grid above.