First Quarter
- Rise
- 2:25 PM
- Set
- 11:32 PM
Moon Phases October 2033 in London, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for London, in local time (Europe/London). Next full moon: Hunter's Moon on Saturday, October 8.
London · Saturday, October 1, 2033 Today
First Quarter
- Illumination
- 47.7%
- Moon age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 389,006 km
- Moonrise
- 2:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 PM
- Highest
- 6:57 PM
First Quarter at 5:32 PM. Next: First Quarter on Sat, Oct 1 at 5:32 PM. Hunter's Moon in 7 days.
At first quarter the Moon has completed a quarter of its orbit, and exactly half of the visible disc is lit: the right half in the northern hemisphere, the left in the southern.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
October 2033 calendar
Waxing Gibbous
58%
- Rise
- 3:09 PM
- Set
- —
Waxing Gibbous
69%
- Rise
- 3:48 PM
- Set
- 12:35 AM
Waxing Gibbous
78%
- Rise
- 4:23 PM
- Set
- 1:44 AM
Waxing Gibbous
87%
- Rise
- 4:56 PM
- Set
- 2:58 AM
Waxing Gibbous
94%
- Rise
- 5:26 PM
- Set
- 4:17 AM
Waxing Gibbous
98%
- Rise
- 5:57 PM
- Set
- 5:38 AM
Hunter's Moon
- Rise
- 6:28 PM
- Set
- 7:00 AM
Waning Gibbous
98%
- Rise
- 7:03 PM
- Set
- 8:22 AM
Waning Gibbous
94%
- Rise
- 7:41 PM
- Set
- 9:43 AM
Waning Gibbous
87%
- Rise
- 8:26 PM
- Set
- 10:58 AM
Waning Gibbous
78%
- Rise
- 9:16 PM
- Set
- 12:07 PM
Waning Gibbous
68%
- Rise
- 10:13 PM
- Set
- 1:06 PM
Waning Gibbous
58%
- Rise
- 11:13 PM
- Set
- 1:55 PM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 2:36 PM
Waning Crescent
37%
- Rise
- 12:16 AM
- Set
- 3:11 PM
Waning Crescent
28%
- Rise
- 1:20 AM
- Set
- 3:40 PM
Waning Crescent
20%
- Rise
- 2:24 AM
- Set
- 4:06 PM
Waning Crescent
13%
- Rise
- 3:27 AM
- Set
- 4:30 PM
Waning Crescent
7%
- Rise
- 4:30 AM
- Set
- 4:52 PM
Waning Crescent
3%
- Rise
- 5:32 AM
- Set
- 5:15 PM
Waning Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 6:34 AM
- Set
- 5:39 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 7:36 AM
- Set
- 6:05 PM
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 8:38 AM
- Set
- 6:34 PM
Waxing Crescent
4%
- Rise
- 9:38 AM
- Set
- 7:08 PM
Waxing Crescent
9%
- Rise
- 10:37 AM
- Set
- 7:47 PM
Waxing Crescent
15%
- Rise
- 11:32 AM
- Set
- 8:32 PM
Waxing Crescent
23%
- Rise
- 12:22 PM
- Set
- 9:24 PM
Waxing Crescent
32%
- Rise
- 1:07 PM
- Set
- 10:23 PM
Waxing Crescent
43%
- Rise
- 12:47 PM
- Set
- 10:28 PM
First Quarter
- Rise
- 1:22 PM
- Set
- 11:38 PM
Times are local to London (Europe/London). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in October 2033
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | Sat, Oct 1 at 5:32 PM | Oct 1, 16:32 |
| Full Moon · Hunter's Moon | Sat, Oct 8 at 11:58 AM | Oct 8, 10:58 |
| Last Quarter | Sat, Oct 15 at 5:47 AM | Oct 15, 04:47 |
| New Moon | Sun, Oct 23 at 8:28 AM | Oct 23, 07:28 |
| First Quarter | Mon, Oct 31 at 4:46 AM | Oct 31, 04:46 |
About the First Quarter
At first quarter the Moon has completed a quarter of its orbit, and exactly half of the visible disc is lit: the right half in the northern hemisphere, the left in the southern. It rises around midday, is highest at sunset and sets around midnight, which makes it the most convenient phase for evening observing.
Along the terminator, the line between light and dark, the low Sun casts long shadows that make craters and mountains stand out sharply in binoculars.
Lore and folklore
Half moons stood for balance and decision in many traditions: half light, half dark. Farmers' almanacs treated the first quarter as a strong growing time, good for planting crops that bear seed inside the fruit, such as beans, peppers and tomatoes.
Weather lore held that a sharp, clear half moon foretold fine weather, while a blurred one meant rain.
Trivia
- The name is about the orbit, not the appearance: a quarter of the way around, half of the face lit.
- The straight-looking terminator is a great circle seen edge-on.
- At first quarter the Moon is about 90 degrees east of the Sun, which is why it is high overhead as the Sun goes down.
- The Apollo landing sites are easiest to study near the terminator, when shadows reveal the terrain.
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 2033
- Oct 1 · 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 2 to Oct 7 · 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 8 to Oct 14 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Oct 15 to Oct 22 · 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 23 to Oct 30 · 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 31 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
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 London 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.
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.