Moon phases October 2028
The Moon in October 2028, day by day: its phase as it looks, how much of it is lit, the zodiac sign it is in, and the old gardening and haircut rules that moon calendars hand down.
The four main phases
| UTC | New York | London | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full moon | Oct 03, 16:24 | Oct 03, 12:24 | Oct 03, 17:24 |
| Last quarter | Oct 11, 11:56 | Oct 11, 07:56 | Oct 11, 12:56 |
| New moon | Oct 18, 02:56 | Oct 17, 22:56 | Oct 18, 03:56 |
| First quarter | Oct 25, 04:53 | Oct 25, 00:53 | Oct 25, 05:53 |
The month at a glance
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- 2♈︎
- 3♈︎
- 4♈︎
- 5♉︎
- 6♉︎
- 7♊︎
- 8♊︎
- 9♊︎
- 10♋︎
- 11♋︎
- 12♌︎
- 13♌︎
- 14♍︎
- 15♍︎
- 16♎︎
- 17♎︎
- 18♏︎
- 19♏︎
- 20♐︎
- 21♐︎
- 22♑︎
- 23♑︎
- 24♑︎
- 25♒︎
- 26♒︎
- 27♓︎
- 28♓︎
- 29♓︎
- 30♈︎
- 31♈︎
Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 95 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Mon 2 | 99 % | Pisces → Aries 20:17 | fruitful | |
| Tue 3 | 100 % | Aries | barren | |
| Wed 4 | 100 % | Aries | barren | |
| Thu 5 | 97 % | Aries → Taurus 08:22 | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 6 | 93 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 7 | 87 % | Taurus → Gemini 19:10 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 8 | 80 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Mon 9 | 71 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Tue 10 | 61 % | Gemini → Cancer 03:57 | fruitful | |
| Wed 11 | 51 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Thu 12 | 40 % | Cancer → Leo 09:53 | barren | |
| Fri 13 | 29 % | Leo | barren | |
| Sat 14 | 19 % | Leo → Virgo 12:38 | barren | |
| Sun 15 | 11 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Mon 16 | 4 % | Virgo → Libra 12:56 | barren | |
| Tue 17 | 1 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 18 | 0 % | Libra → Scorpio 12:30 | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 19 | 2 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Fri 20 | 7 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 13:30 | fruitful | |
| Sat 21 | 14 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Sun 22 | 23 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 17:51 | barren | |
| Mon 23 | 32 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 24 | 42 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 25 | 52 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 02:22 | barren | |
| Thu 26 | 62 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Fri 27 | 71 % | Aquarius → Pisces 14:07 | barren | |
| Sat 28 | 79 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Sun 29 | 86 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Mon 30 | 92 % | Pisces → Aries 01:51 | barren | |
| Tue 31 | 97 % | Aries | barren |
Times of sign changes in Central European time.
Good days for a haircut
By the old rule, hair grows back fuller when it is cut under a waxing moon in Leo or Virgo, and not in Pisces or Cancer.
None this month by the classic rule.
Planting by the Moon
The old almanac rule says to sow annual flowers and the crops that bear above ground, such as beans, corn and tomatoes, while the moon is waxing, from new moon to full. While the moon is waning, from full moon back to new, the same rule turns to what grows below ground: carrots, onions, potatoes, flowering bulbs and perennials.
- Fruitful (1, 2, 10, 11, 19, 20, 28, 29): Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are the fruitful signs of the old almanacs, the water signs in which people liked to sow, plant and graft.
- Semi-fruitful (5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 23, 24): Taurus, Capricorn and Libra count as semi-fruitful, a second choice for sowing when the fruitful days do not fit; the Almanac names Taurus for planting and Capricorn for mending fences and garden beds.
- Barren (3, 4, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31): Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Aquarius are the barren signs, which tradition kept for weeding, ploughing, harvesting and any work where nothing new is meant to take root.
The Moon's position and phases are computed; the planting and haircut rules are tradition, handed down by the old almanacs, not a promise.
The full moon this month: Harvest Moon
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