Moon calendar, October 2020
Full Moon on 1 October at 21:05, in Aries. New Moon on 16 October at 19:31, in Libra. Full Moon on 31 October at 14:49, in Taurus.
The Moon changes sign 14 times this month and is void of course before each change.
| Date | Moon sign | Phase | Void of course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | Pisces, enters Aries at 02:47 | Full Moon at 21:05 | until 02:47 |
| Fri 2 | Aries | ||
| Sat 3 | Aries, enters Taurus at 15:12 | 05:47 to 15:12 | |
| Sun 4 | Taurus | ||
| Mon 5 | Taurus | from 18:41 | |
| Tue 6 | Taurus, enters Gemini at 04:02 | until 04:02 | |
| Wed 7 | Gemini | ||
| Thu 8 | Gemini, enters Cancer at 15:45 | 01:56 to 15:45 | |
| Fri 9 | Cancer | ||
| Sat 10 | Cancer | Last quarter at 00:39 | from 16:03 |
| Sun 11 | Cancer, enters Leo at 00:24 | until 00:24 | |
| Mon 12 | Leo | from 14:29 | |
| Tue 13 | Leo, enters Virgo at 04:55 | until 04:55 | |
| Wed 14 | Virgo | from 22:47 | |
| Thu 15 | Virgo, enters Libra at 05:53 | until 05:53 | |
| Fri 16 | Libra | New Moon at 19:31 | from 22:11 |
| Sat 17 | Libra, enters Scorpio at 05:05 | until 05:05 | |
| Sun 18 | Scorpio | from 21:42 | |
| Mon 19 | Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 04:42 | until 04:42 | |
| Tue 20 | Sagittarius | ||
| Wed 21 | Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 06:43 | 03:38 to 06:43 | |
| Thu 22 | Capricorn | ||
| Fri 23 | Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 12:16 | First quarter at 13:22 | 04:34 to 12:16 |
| Sat 24 | Aquarius | from 21:53 | |
| Sun 25 | Aquarius, enters Pisces at 21:18 | until 21:18 | |
| Mon 26 | Pisces | ||
| Tue 27 | Pisces | ||
| Wed 28 | Pisces, enters Aries at 08:44 | 00:46 to 08:44 | |
| Thu 29 | Aries | ||
| Fri 30 | Aries, enters Taurus at 21:18 | 16:12 to 21:18 | |
| Sat 31 | Taurus | Full Moon at 14:49 |
Tropical zodiac · geocentric, apparent positions · Swiss Ephemeris, checked against NASA JPL DE440 · void of course: last exact conjunction, sextile, square, trine or opposition to the Sun and Mercury to Pluto · times in UTC
Go deeper: phases, signs and void of course
Phases. New Moon is the moment the Moon passes the Sun in longitude; first quarter, full and last quarter are 90°, 180° and 270° past it. Each happens at one instant worldwide; only the clock time differs by place.
Signs. The Moon crosses a sign in about two and a half days. These are tropical signs; in a sidereal (Vedic) zodiac the Moon reaches each sign about 24° later, nearly two days after the times shown.
Void of course. From the Moon’s last exact major aspect in a sign until it enters the next sign. William Lilly, in the 17th century, counted only the Sun and the five visible planets; most modern calendars add Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, so their void periods are often shorter. Switch between the two above.