- 1 Oct, 06:52 Vilnius time: last quarter.
- 7 Oct, 21:44 Vilnius time: new moon.
- 15 Oct, 00:27 Vilnius time: first quarter.
- 23 Oct, 04:36 Vilnius time: full moon, traditionally the Hunter’s Moon.
- 30 Oct, 15:45 Vilnius time: last quarter.
- During October 2010 the Moon passes through all eight phases. One full cycle takes about 29.5 days.
- The next full moon after this month is on 21 November 2010 (November 2010).
Moon phase times, October 2010
The four principal phases are moments, not whole days. Times are given in UTC and in Europe/Vilnius time.
| Date | Phase | Europe/Vilnius | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Oct | Last quarter | 06:52 | 03:52 |
| Thu 7 Oct | New moon | 21:44 | 18:44 |
| Fri 15 Oct | First quarter | 00:27 | 21:27 |
| Sat 23 Oct | Full moon · Hunter’s Moon | 04:36 | 01:36 |
| Sat 30 Oct | Last quarter | 15:45 | 12:45 |
The sky: October 2010
Planets and sky events this month, as seen in London. The Moon's phases are in the calendar above.
Planets visible (mid-month)
Events
| Fri 8 Oct | Draconids meteor shower peak | Up to 10 meteors an hour in a perfect sky. The Moon is 2% lit and will not interfere. |
| Sat 9 Oct | The Moon near Venus | About 3.2° apart, but Venus is not visible that night. |
| Sun 10 Oct | The Moon near Mars | About 3.4° apart, but Mars is not visible that night. |
| Sat 9 Oct | Southern Taurids meteor shower peak | Up to 5 meteors an hour in a perfect sky. The Moon is 10% lit and will not interfere. |
| Thu 21 Oct | Orionids meteor shower peak | Up to 20 meteors an hour in a perfect sky. The Moon is 98% lit: only the brightest meteors will show. |
How to read the moon calendar
Each day shows its date, the share of the Moon’s disc that is lit at noon, and the Moon’s shape that day. When a full moon, new moon or quarter falls on a day, it is named at the bottom of the cell.
Illumination is the part of the disc lit by the Sun. It grows from new moon to full moon (waxing) and shrinks from full moon to new moon (waning). Each day opens its own page with every signal for that date.
Full moon dates 2010
| Date | Time (UTC) | Traditional name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 30 Jan | 06:17 | Wolf Moon | passed |
| Sun 28 Feb | 16:37 | Snow Moon | passed |
| Tue 30 Mar | 02:25 | Worm Moon | passed |
| Wed 28 Apr | 12:18 | Pink Moon | passed |
| Fri 28 May | 23:07 | Flower Moon | passed |
| Sat 26 Jun | 11:30 | Strawberry Moon | passed |
| Mon 26 Jul | 01:36 | Buck Moon | passed |
| Tue 24 Aug | 17:04 | Sturgeon Moon | passed |
| Thu 23 Sep | 09:17 | Harvest Moon | passed |
| Sat 23 Oct | 01:36 | Hunter’s Moon | passed |
| Sun 21 Nov | 17:27 | Beaver Moon | passed |
| Tue 21 Dec | 08:13 | Cold Moon | passed |
New moon dates 2010
| Date | Time (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 15 Jan | 07:11 | passed |
| Sun 14 Feb | 02:51 | passed |
| Mon 15 Mar | 21:01 | passed |
| Wed 14 Apr | 12:28 | passed |
| Fri 14 May | 01:04 | passed |
| Sat 12 Jun | 11:14 | passed |
| Sun 11 Jul | 19:40 | passed |
| Tue 10 Aug | 03:08 | passed |
| Wed 8 Sep | 10:29 | passed |
| Thu 7 Oct | 18:44 | passed |
| Sat 6 Nov | 04:51 | passed |
| Sun 5 Dec | 17:35 | passed |
The eight moon phases explained
Four principal phases are exact instants; the four in between are the days that connect them.
Solar and lunar eclipses in 2010
No eclipse data for 2010.
The waning moon is traditionally a time for finishing
Questions people ask
When is the full moon in October 2010?
The full moon is on 23 October 2010. Its traditional name is the Hunter’s Moon. The exact time is in the table on this page.
When is the new moon in October 2010?
The new moon is on 7 October 2010. The Moon can’t be seen that night: it sits between Earth and the Sun with its lit side turned away.
What do the percentages mean?
They show how much of the Moon’s disc is lit at noon. 0% is new moon, 100% is full moon and 50% is a quarter.
Why does another calendar give a different date?
A phase is a moment. When it falls near midnight, the date can differ by one day between time zones. This calendar uses Europe/Vilnius time for the days.
How often is there a full moon?
About every 29.5 days. Some months have two; the second is called a Blue Moon.
- Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd ed., Willmann-Bell, 1998, chapters 48 and 49.
- NASA Eclipse Web Site (eclipse dates and visibility).
Numbers update through the day from public sources. The text for each day is written from that day’s data and checked by the editor. Every past day keeps its own page in the archive.