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Next full moon in the UK
The next full moon is the Hunter’s Moon on Monday 26 October 2026 at 04:12 GMT (UK time; the clocks went back to GMT on Sunday 25 October).
Times from the US Naval Observatory, in UK clock time (GMT or BST); names from the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Mon 26 OctHunter’s Moon at 04:12 GMTNext full moon in the UK
Tonight
Today’s moon phase
The phase and how much of the Moon’s disc is lit, for the time you open this page. Worked out in your browser, with no run limit.
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Disc lit99%
Next full moonMon 26 Oct, 04:12 GMT
As of Sunday 25 October 2026, 06:40 GMT (when this page was built).
Calendar
Full moon dates and UK times to December 2027
Every full moon from now to the end of 2027, in UK clock time. Times are UK clock time, so a full moon just before midnight UT in summer falls on the next day here: 29 June 23:56 UT is 00:56 BST on Tuesday 30 June 2026; 15 September 23:03 UT is 00:03 BST on Thursday 16 September 2027.
| Date (UK) | UK time | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 04:12 GMT | Hunter’s Moon | |
| 14:53 GMT | Beaver Moon | |
| 01:28 GMT | Cold Moon | |
| 12:17 GMT | Wolf Moon | |
| 23:23 GMT | Snow Moon | |
| 10:44 GMT | Worm Moon | |
| 23:27 BST | Pink Moon | |
| 11:59 BST | Flower Moon (a seasonal Blue Moon: the third of four full moons this season) | |
| 01:44 BST | Strawberry Moon | |
| 16:45 BST | Buck Moon | |
| 08:29 BST | Sturgeon Moon | |
| 00:03 BST | Corn/Harvest Moon | |
| 14:47 BST | Hunter’s Moon | |
| 03:26 GMT | Beaver Moon | |
| 16:09 GMT | Cold Moon |
Calendar
Earlier full moons in 2026
| Date (UK) | UK time | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 10:03 GMT | Wolf Moon | |
| 22:09 GMT | Snow Moon | |
| 11:38 GMT | Worm Moon | |
| 03:12 BST | Pink Moon | |
| 18:23 BST | Flower Moon | |
| 09:45 BST | Blue Moon (the second full moon in May) | |
| 00:56 BST | Strawberry Moon | |
| 15:36 BST | Buck Moon | |
| 05:18 BST | Sturgeon Moon | |
| 17:49 BST | Corn/Harvest Moon |
Names
Full moon names: Harvest, Hunter’s and Blue Moons
The names are popular ones, mostly from Native American culture, as listed by the Royal Observatory Greenwich for 2026. The Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the autumn equinox, and the Hunter’s Moon is the full moon after it. In 2026 the equinox was on 23 September, so the Harvest Moon was Saturday 26 September 2026 and the Hunter’s Moon is Monday 26 October 2026. In 2027 the equinox is on 23 September, so they are Thursday 16 September 2027 and Friday 15 October 2027. A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month (31 May 2026), or traditionally the third of four full moons in one season (20 May 2027). The Royal Observatory’s 2027 list gives dates only, so the 2027 names here use the same month names as 2026.
Method
Where the times come from
Full moon times are the US Naval Observatory’s, given in Universal Time to the minute and converted here to UK clock time (GMT in winter, BST from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October). Each one was checked against an independent calculation from Jean Meeus’s Astronomical Algorithms (chapter 49): all 99 new, quarter and full moons in 2026 and 2027 agree to within a minute. Today’s phase and the share of the disc that is lit use Meeus’s chapter 48 method, which matched the US Naval Observatory’s London figures to within 1 percentage point on 21, 26 and 31 October 2026. See sunset times tonight for when it gets dark, and see when the clocks went back on 25 October.
Sources: US Naval Observatory, Moon phases API (2026 and 2027, fetched 2026-10-21 10:25 UTC); US Naval Observatory, equinoxes and solstices; Royal Observatory Greenwich: full Moon calendar 2026, night sky highlights, October 2026, the autumnal equinox and the Harvest Moon, what is a blue moon.
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Helpful answers
Full moon FAQs.
When is the Hunter’s Moon in 2026?
On Monday 26 October 2026, at 04:12 GMT. The Royal Observatory Greenwich calls October’s full moon the Hunter’s Moon; it follows the Harvest Moon of Saturday 26 September 2026. The Royal Observatory says it can be seen from about 5.30pm to 6am on the night of 25 to 26 October, and that the Moon will look the same all night.
What time is the full moon tonight in the UK?
Full moon is a moment rather than a whole night. The next one is at 04:12 GMT on Monday 26 October 2026, so the night to look is Sunday 25 to Monday 26 October.
Why is it called the Hunter’s Moon?
The Royal Observatory says it is popularly known as the Hunter’s Moon because of its historic importance for hunter-gatherer societies in the Northern Hemisphere: Native American tribes and early European agricultural societies began to prepare and stock meat for the winter in October, and this Moon signalled when to start. It is the full moon after the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon nearest the autumn equinox.
When is the next full moon after October 2026?
The Beaver Moon on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 14:53 GMT. After that, the Cold Moon on Thursday 24 December 2026 at 01:28 GMT. The full calendar to December 2027 is on this page.
What is a Blue Moon?
The Royal Observatory gives two definitions. The common one today is the second full moon in a calendar month with two full moons, such as 31 May 2026. The traditional one is the third full moon in an astronomical season that has four full moons, such as 20 May 2027.