Moon calendar, October 2024
New Moon on 2 October at 18:49, in Libra. Full Moon on 17 October at 11:26, in Aries.
The Moon changes sign 14 times this month and is void of course before each change.
| Date | Moon sign | Phase | Void of course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | Virgo, enters Libra at 22:19 | 21:38 to 22:19 | |
| Wed 2 | Libra | New Moon at 18:49 | |
| Thu 3 | Libra | ||
| Fri 4 | Libra, enters Scorpio at 11:22 | 10:40 to 11:22 | |
| Sat 5 | Scorpio | ||
| Sun 6 | Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 23:34 | 22:52 to 23:34 | |
| Mon 7 | Sagittarius | ||
| Tue 8 | Sagittarius | ||
| Wed 9 | Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 09:38 | 05:53 to 09:38 | |
| Thu 10 | Capricorn | First quarter at 18:55 | |
| Fri 11 | Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 16:31 | 15:53 to 16:31 | |
| Sat 12 | Aquarius | ||
| Sun 13 | Aquarius, enters Pisces at 19:55 | 14:11 to 19:55 | |
| Mon 14 | Pisces | ||
| Tue 15 | Pisces, enters Aries at 20:34 | 20:00 to 20:34 | |
| Wed 16 | Aries | ||
| Thu 17 | Aries, enters Taurus at 19:59 | Full Moon at 11:26 | 19:26 to 19:59 |
| Fri 18 | Taurus | ||
| Sat 19 | Taurus, enters Gemini at 20:07 | 19:33 to 20:07 | |
| Sun 20 | Gemini | ||
| Mon 21 | Gemini, enters Cancer at 22:49 | 20:59 to 22:49 | |
| Tue 22 | Cancer | ||
| Wed 23 | Cancer | ||
| Thu 24 | Cancer, enters Leo at 05:23 | Last quarter at 08:03 | 04:47 to 05:23 |
| Fri 25 | Leo | ||
| Sat 26 | Leo, enters Virgo at 15:47 | 08:03 to 15:47 | |
| Sun 27 | Virgo | ||
| Mon 28 | Virgo | ||
| Tue 29 | Virgo, enters Libra at 04:29 | 03:54 to 04:29 | |
| Wed 30 | Libra | ||
| Thu 31 | Libra, enters Scorpio at 17:29 | 16:57 to 17:29 |
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.