October's full Hunter's Moon to light up night sky this weekend

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   October's full Hunter's Moon to light up night sky this weekend

   BBC NewsPublished Oct 23, 2026Checked Oct 23, 2026

   “October's full Moon, nicknamed the Hunter's Moon, is set to light up the night sky this weekend. It will be visible in the UK from Sunday 25 October into the morning of Monday 26 October. Marking the 11th full Moon of 13 in 2026, it is the final one before a run of four consecutive supermoons , external . If you want to catch a glimpse, keep an eye on the forecast to see if the weather will allow a clear view. The Moon will rise in the east at just after 16:00 GMT on Sunday and set towards the west between 07:00 and 08:00 GMT on Monday - times vary across the UK. The Moon will be officially full at 04:11 GMT on Monday. This is the moment of "syzygy" when the Sun and Moon will be aligned either side of the Earth. However, the Moon will appear full on both Sunday and Monday nights, giving skygazers two chances to spot it. During a full Moon, the whole of the Earth-facing side of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun. A full Moon occurs every 29.5 days - the length of the lunar cycle You may notice an orange or reddish hue to the Moon when it is low in the sky due to the scattering of short wavelength blue light as it passes through a large depth of the atmosphere. The longer wavelength red and orange colours are not scattered as readily so pass through to our eyes. The Moon may also appear larger in the sky near moonrise and moonset - something called the "Moon Illusion".”

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   Full moon (Wikipedia)

   WikipediaChecked Oct 23, 2026

   “The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon (when the ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180°). This means that the lunar hemisphere facing Earth—the near side—is completely sunlit and appears as an approximately circular disk. The full moon occurs roughly once a month. The time interval between a full moon and the next repetition of the same phase, a synodic month, averages about 29.53 days. Because of irregularities in the moon's orbit, the new and full moons may fall up to thirteen hours either side of their mean. If the calendar date is not locally determined through observation of the new moon at the beginning of the month there is the potential for a further twelve hours difference depending on the time zone. Potential discrepancies also arise from whether the calendar day is considered to begin in the evening or at midnight. It is normal for the full moon to fall on the fourteenth or the fifteenth of the month according to whether the start of the month is reckoned from the appearance of the new moon or from the conjunction.”