Full Moon October 2026 in Taurus: the Hunter’s Moon
The full moon of October 2026 is exact on Monday, October 26, 2026 at 04:12 UTC, with the Moon at 2°46' Taurus and the Sun at 2°45' Scorpio. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: 7 days ago.
What time is the October 2026 full moon?
At 04:12 UTC on October 26, 2026, which is Mon, Oct 26, 12:12 AM in New York and Sun, Oct 25, 09:12 PM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the October 2026 full moon in?
Taurus: the Moon is at 2°46' Taurus, opposite the Sun at 2°45' Scorpio.
What is the October 2026 full moon called?
The Hunter’s Moon, the first full moon after the Harvest Moon in the North American naming tradition.
Is the October 2026 full moon a supermoon?
No: the Moon is 368,859 km away, closer than the 384,400 km average but outside the 360,000 km supermoon line; it is number 4 of 2026’s 13 full moons by closeness.
Is the October 2026 full moon an eclipse?
No: the Moon passes 4.58° north of the ecliptic, too far from the Sun–Earth line for Earth’s shadow to reach it.
When is the next full moon after October 2026?
On November 24, 2026 at 14:54 UTC, in Gemini.
Computed details, October 26, 2026
| Exact time (UTC) | October 26, 2026, 04:12 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♉︎ 2°46' Taurus |
| Sun | ♏︎ 2°45' Scorpio |
| Name | Hunter’s Moon The first full moon after the Harvest Moon. |
| Distance from Earth | 368,859 km (−15,541 km) |
| Apparent size | 32.4 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | October 28, 2026, 18:04 UTC · 364,397 km 2 d 14 h after |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 4.58° north |
| Closeness rank | 4 of 13 (2026) |
| Since the previous full moon | 29 d 11 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Sun, Oct 25, 09:12 PM |
| New York | Mon, Oct 26, 12:12 AM |
| London | Mon, Oct 26, 04:12 AM |
| India | Mon, Oct 26, 09:42 AM |
| Sydney | Mon, Oct 26, 03:12 PM |
What a full moon in Taurus means
With the Moon in Taurus and the Sun in Scorpio, this full moon lights the Taurus–Scorpio axis: what started at the new moon in Libra on October 10, 2026 comes to a head. Taurus is a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus; its keywords: steady, sensual, loyal.
The mood slows and settles into the body: food, comfort, money, the physical world. People resist being hurried and reward being fed. A steady stretch for finishing practical things and a poor one for forcing change.
What it means for your sign: The house this lunation falls in for each of the 12 sun signs.
The instant is the same everywhere; only the clock reading changes. Distances are centre to centre. There is no official supermoon definition: here a supermoon is a full moon with the Moon within 360,000 km of Earth, a micromoon one beyond 405,000 km. Computed with astronomy-engine, tropical zodiac. Data: full-moon/2026.json (CC0 JSON).