# Full Moon October 2027: Date, Time and the Hunter's Moon in Aries > The full moon in October 2027 peaks on Friday, October 15, at 9:47 a.m. EDT (13:47 UTC) in Aries. It is the Hunter's Moon, and there is no eclipse. - Page: https://novaoracles.com/blog/full-moon-october - Language: en - Published: 2026-10-27 - Updated: 2026-10-27 The full moon in October 2027 is exact on Friday, October 15, at 9:47 a.m. EDT (13:47 UTC), with the Moon in Aries and the Sun opposite in Libra. It is the Hunter's Moon, and it carries no eclipse. For most of the US the exact moment falls in daylight, so the evenings of Thursday the 14th and Friday the 15th are the ones to watch. Europe and Turkey get it in the afternoon of the same date. | Detail | October 2027 full moon | | --- | --- | | Date | Friday, October 15, 2027 | | Time, US Eastern | 9:47 a.m. EDT | | Time, UTC | 13:47 UTC | | Moon sign | Aries, about 22 degrees | | Sun opposite | Libra | | Traditional name | Hunter's Moon | | Eclipse | none | | Previous new moon | September 29, 10:36 p.m. EDT, in Libra | | Next new moon | October 29, 9:37 a.m. EDT, in Scorpio | | Next full moon | November 13, 10:26 p.m. EST (November 14, 03:26 UTC), in Taurus | | All 2027 full moons | [Full moon 2027 calendar](https://novaoracles.com/blog/full-moon-2027) | Times are computed by our ephemeris engine; [how we calculate](https://novaoracles.com/accuracy). ## What time is the October 2027 full moon? It is exact at 9:47 a.m. EDT on Friday, October 15, which is 8:47 a.m. CDT in Chicago and 6:47 a.m. PDT on the Pacific coast. In Paris and Berlin the clock reads 3:47 p.m. CEST, in Sofia and Istanbul 4:47 p.m. Clocks in Europe do not change until October 31, so those are still summer times, and the date is the same everywhere. The Moon has set or is setting across the US when the moment arrives, so the exact opposition happens out of sight. The Moon looks round for about a day on either side of it, so Thursday evening and Friday evening both show a full disk rising near sunset. The [lunar calendar](https://novaoracles.com/tools/lunar-calendar) recalculates the exact minute and the rise time for your own town. ## How did the Hunter's Moon get its name? In the North American almanac tradition the Hunter's Moon follows the Harvest Moon. The Harvest Moon is whichever full moon falls closest to the September equinox. In 2027 the equinox comes on September 23, the September 15 full moon sits eight days before it, and the October one lands 22 days after. So September keeps the Harvest Moon, and October 15 takes the next name. The story behind it is practical. Fields had been cut, game was easier to spot in the open stubble, and a bright moon rising soon after sunset gave hunters extra light in the evenings before winter. The name is folklore, other lists use different ones for the same month, and the Moon looks the same whatever it is called. ## Astronomy and astrology, kept apart On the astronomy side, the time above is our own calculation, from the same engine as the site's lunar calendar. The Moon sits at about 22 degrees of Aries in the tropical zodiac, directly opposite the Sun at the same degree of Libra. The Sun moves into Scorpio on October 23, eight days later. Nothing about this full moon is unusual in the sky. The interpretation is a separate layer. Astrologers read Aries as the sign of the self, of starting and of acting on impulse, and Libra, where the Sun sits, as the sign of partnership, balance and agreements. An Aries [full moon](https://novaoracles.com/glossary/full-moon) is traditionally a moment to ask how much of what you are doing is for you and how much is for the people around you, and whether the balance feels right. Five planets are [retrograde](https://novaoracles.com/glossary/retrograde) around this date: Mercury in Scorpio, Saturn and Neptune in Aries, Uranus in Gemini and Pluto in Aquarius. Mercury turned retrograde on October 7 and goes direct on October 28. Pluto turns direct on October 18, three days after the full moon. Tradition reads a crowd of retrograde planets as a period for review: finishing, correcting and reconsidering before you commit to something new. [Mercury retrograde 2027](https://novaoracles.com/blog/mercury-retrograde-2027) has the dates of all three windows of the year. ## Where does it land in your chart? A full moon is the same for everyone until it lands on something in your own chart. Look at where Aries and Libra fall in your [birth chart](https://novaoracles.com/tools/birth-chart). If you have the Sun, Moon or rising sign near 22 degrees of Aries, Libra, Cancer or Capricorn, this full moon falls on, opposite or square to your placements, and astrologers would read the days around October 15 as a more charged stretch for you. House placement narrows it further. The house that holds late Aries shows the area of life that comes into view, whether that is work or a decision you have been putting off, and the opposite house shows where other people weigh in. If neither house holds a planet, the full moon may pass unnoticed. Your own Moon sign adds another angle, and [what your moon sign means](https://novaoracles.com/blog/what-your-moon-sign-means) explains how to read it. ## Last year's October full moon The October 2026 full moon was exact on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 12:12 a.m. EDT (04:12 UTC), with the Moon in Taurus, and it was the Hunter's Moon of that year too. It peaked just after midnight on the East Coast, so many calendars listed it for the 25th. The [full moon 2026 calendar](https://novaoracles.com/blog/full-moon-2026) has every date of that year. ## The cycle around it This full moon closes the cycle that began at the [new moon](https://novaoracles.com/glossary/new-moon) on September 29 in Libra, at 10:36 p.m. EDT. Whatever you set in motion then, especially in relationships or agreements, is the natural thing to check in on now. The waning half of the month that follows is read as a time for sorting and finishing. The previous full moon was the [September 2027 full moon](https://novaoracles.com/blog/full-moon-september) in Pisces on September 15, the Harvest Moon. The next new moon falls on October 29 at 9:37 a.m. EDT in Scorpio, and the next full moon is on the evening of November 13 in US Eastern time (November 14 in UTC), in Taurus. Every date of the year, with the eclipses, sits in the [full moon 2027 calendar](https://novaoracles.com/blog/full-moon-2027), and the [moon phases guide](https://novaoracles.com/guides/moon-phases) covers what each phase between them is read to mean. ## FAQ ### When is the full moon in October 2027? The October 2027 full moon is exact on Friday, October 15, at 9:47 a.m. EDT, which is 13:47 UTC. That is 6:47 a.m. PDT on the Pacific coast, 3:47 p.m. in Paris and Berlin, and 4:47 p.m. in Sofia and Istanbul. The lunar calendar converts the time to your own location. ### Is the October 2027 full moon the Hunter's Moon? Yes. The Hunter's Moon is the first full moon after the Harvest Moon, and the Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox. In 2027 that is the September 15 full moon, eight days before the equinox, so October 15 takes the Hunter's Moon name. ### What sign is the full moon in October 2027? The Moon is in Aries, at about 22 degrees, with the Sun opposite in Libra at the same degree. Astrologers read the Aries and Libra axis as acting for yourself set against acting with other people. ### Is the October 2027 full moon an eclipse? No. The three lunar eclipses of 2027 fall in February, July and August. October's full moon is an ordinary full moon.