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Harvest Moon to Shine October 6–7 as 2025’s First Supermoon

Expect a run of early evening moonrises as autumn’s shallow ecliptic shortens the usual nightly delay.

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Overview

  • The Moon reaches full phase at 03:48 GMT on 7 October (4:48am BST; 11:48pm EDT on 6 October).
  • This full moon qualifies as a supermoon near perigee, making it the largest and brightest of 2025 and the first since November 2024.
  • The late timing is uncommon, marking the latest Harvest Moon since 1987, with the previous October occurrence in 2020 and the next expected in 2028.
  • Best viewing favors the Northern Hemisphere, including most of India on 6–7 October, with a clear eastern horizon and minimal light pollution recommended.
  • Successive moonrises come far closer together than the usual ~50 minutes—about 24 minutes in Boston, 37 in Miami, and 11 in Edmonton—with NASA noting the horizon Moon Illusion can make it appear larger.