New Moon
- Rise
- 5:21 AM
- Set
- 5:36 PM
Moon Phases October 2035 in Sydney, New South Wales
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Sydney, in local time (Australia/Sydney). Next full moon: Hunter's Moon on Wednesday, October 17.
Sydney · Monday, October 1, 2035 Today
New Moon
- Illumination
- 0.3%
- Moon age
- 29 days
- Distance
- 379,708 km
- Moonrise
- 5:21 AM
- Moonset
- 5:36 PM
- Highest
- 11:26 AM
New Moon at 11:06 PM. Next: New Moon on Mon, Oct 1 at 11:06 PM. Hunter's Moon in 16 days.
At new moon the Moon lies between Earth and the Sun, and the side facing us is unlit. It rises and sets with the Sun, so it cannot be seen except during a solar eclipse.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
October 2035 calendar
Waxing Crescent
0%
- Rise
- 5:58 AM
- Set
- 6:37 PM
Waxing Crescent
3%
- Rise
- 6:34 AM
- Set
- 7:36 PM
Waxing Crescent
7%
- Rise
- 7:10 AM
- Set
- 8:34 PM
Waxing Crescent
13%
- Rise
- 7:47 AM
- Set
- 9:30 PM
Waxing Crescent
20%
- Rise
- 8:27 AM
- Set
- 10:24 PM
Waxing Crescent
28%
- Rise
- 10:09 AM
- Set
- —
Waxing Crescent
37%
- Rise
- 10:53 AM
- Set
- 12:16 AM
First Quarter
- Rise
- 11:41 AM
- Set
- 1:05 AM
Waxing Gibbous
56%
- Rise
- 12:31 PM
- Set
- 1:51 AM
Waxing Gibbous
65%
- Rise
- 1:23 PM
- Set
- 2:35 AM
Waxing Gibbous
74%
- Rise
- 2:17 PM
- Set
- 3:15 AM
Waxing Gibbous
82%
- Rise
- 3:14 PM
- Set
- 3:54 AM
Waxing Gibbous
89%
- Rise
- 4:12 PM
- Set
- 4:30 AM
Waxing Gibbous
95%
- Rise
- 5:11 PM
- Set
- 5:06 AM
Waxing Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 6:13 PM
- Set
- 5:42 AM
Hunter's Moon
- Rise
- 7:16 PM
- Set
- 6:19 AM
Waning Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 8:21 PM
- Set
- 6:58 AM
Waning Gibbous
95%
- Rise
- 9:27 PM
- Set
- 7:40 AM
Waning Gibbous
89%
- Rise
- 10:32 PM
- Set
- 8:26 AM
Waning Gibbous
80%
- Rise
- 11:35 PM
- Set
- 9:17 AM
Waning Gibbous
71%
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 10:13 AM
Waning Gibbous
60%
- Rise
- 12:35 AM
- Set
- 11:13 AM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- 1:29 AM
- Set
- 12:15 PM
Waning Crescent
37%
- Rise
- 2:19 AM
- Set
- 1:19 PM
Waning Crescent
27%
- Rise
- 3:03 AM
- Set
- 2:22 PM
Waning Crescent
18%
- Rise
- 3:43 AM
- Set
- 3:24 PM
Waning Crescent
10%
- Rise
- 4:21 AM
- Set
- 4:26 PM
Waning Crescent
5%
- Rise
- 4:56 AM
- Set
- 5:26 PM
Waning Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 5:31 AM
- Set
- 6:25 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 6:07 AM
- Set
- 7:23 PM
Times are local to Sydney (Australia/Sydney). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in October 2035
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon | Mon, Oct 1 at 11:06 PM | Oct 1, 13:06 |
| First Quarter | Tue, Oct 9 at 8:49 PM | Oct 9, 09:49 |
| Full Moon · Hunter's Moon | Wed, Oct 17 at 1:35 PM | Oct 17, 02:35 |
| Last Quarter | Wed, Oct 24 at 7:56 AM | Oct 23, 20:56 |
| New Moon | Wed, Oct 31 at 1:58 PM | Oct 31, 02:58 |
About the New Moon
At new moon the Moon lies between Earth and the Sun, and the side facing us is unlit. It rises and sets with the Sun, so it cannot be seen except during a solar eclipse. The new moon is the reference point of the lunar month: the Moon's age is counted in days from this instant, and 29.53 days later the cycle repeats.
Because the sky is free of moonlight all night, the nights around new moon are the best of the month for the Milky Way, faint deep-sky objects and meteor showers.
Lore and folklore
Many cultures began their months at the first sighting of the thin crescent after new moon; the Islamic, Hebrew and traditional Chinese calendars still do. In folklore the dark of the moon was a time for endings and beginnings: seeds planted, debts settled, hair cut so it would grow back thick.
A wish made at the first glimpse of the new crescent was said to come true, and turning the silver coins in your pocket at that moment invited money to follow.
Trivia
- The exact instant of new moon is the same everywhere on Earth; only the clock time differs.
- Two new moons in one calendar month are sometimes called a Black Moon, the dark twin of the Blue Moon.
- Solar eclipses can only happen at new moon, but most new moons pass above or below the Sun because the Moon's orbit is tilted about 5 degrees.
- The 'old moon in the new moon's arms', a faint glow on the dark part of a young crescent, is earthshine: sunlight reflected off Earth.
Select any day in the calendar to read about its phase.
This month's full moon: the Hunter's Moon
The first full moon after the Harvest Moon, when fields were cleared and game was easy to spot and fatten for winter.
Also called the Blood Moon or Sanguine Moon in some traditions, from the hunt rather than from eclipses. It shares the Harvest Moon habit of rising soon after sunset for several nights.
Lore
With the fields cleared after harvest, game was easy to spot by the light of October's moon, and the season of laying in meat for winter began. The Blood Moon and Sanguine Moon names come from that hunt, not from eclipses. In Britain the same moon was sometimes the Dying Grass Moon.
Trivia
- The Hunter's Moon is always the full moon after the Harvest Moon, so it moves to November when the Harvest Moon is in October.
- It shares the Harvest Moon's early-rising trick for several evenings.
- In some years the Hunter's Moon is a supermoon, appearing especially large as it rises.
Gardening by the Moon in October 2035
- Oct 1 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
- Oct 2 to Oct 8 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
- Oct 9 to Oct 16 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
- Oct 17 to Oct 23 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Oct 24 to Oct 30 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
- Oct 31 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
Full planting calendar for October › · How gardening by the moon works
How to read this moon calendar
Each day shows the Moon as it looks from Sydney at midday local time, with the illuminated percentage, moonrise and moonset. Days with a principal phase show the exact local time the phase occurs. Because the Moon moves about 50 minutes later each day, roughly once a month there is a date with no moonrise or no moonset at all.
From the southern hemisphere the Moon appears flipped: a waxing moon is lit on the left. The icons on this page follow that view.
The eight phases of the Moon
New Moon
The Moon sits between Earth and the Sun. Its lit side faces away from us, so it is invisible in the night sky. A new lunar month begins.
Waxing Crescent
A thin sliver grows each evening after sunset. Look low in the west shortly after dusk.
First Quarter
Half the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midday and sets around midnight, so it is high in the sky at sunset.
Waxing Gibbous
More than half lit and growing. It rises in the afternoon and shines most of the night.
Full Moon
The whole face is lit. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Each full moon carries a traditional name.
Waning Gibbous
The lit portion shrinks. It rises after sunset and is still up in the morning sky.
Last Quarter
Half lit again, on the opposite side. It rises around midnight and is best seen in the early morning.
Waning Crescent
A thinning sliver before dawn in the east, fading toward the next new moon.