The figures
At 11:26 UTC on Thursday, October 17, 2024 the Moon reaches 24°35' Aries with the Sun opposite at 24°35' Libra. The Moon is 357,367 km away at that instant, 27,033 km inside the 384,400 km average, which is what makes this one a supermoon: the disc runs a few per cent wider and brighter than an ordinary full moon. The degree, 24°35' Aries, places it in the third decan of Aries, on the axis that runs across to Libra. It is the 20th of the 25 lunations dated for 2024, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 11:26 UTC on October 17, 2024 — is one moment worldwide, and only the clock reading changes, with summer time applied wherever the local rule puts the date inside it.
| City | Local time | Local date |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 07:26 | 17 October |
| Los Angeles | 04:26 | 17 October |
| London | 12:26 | 17 October |
| Delhi | 16:56 | 17 October |
| Sydney | 22:26 | 17 October |
| Istanbul | 14:26 | 17 October |
Why it is called the Hunter's Moon
The Hunter's Moon is the traditional North American and European name for the full Moon of October, and in 2024 it falls on October 17, 2024 at 24°35' Aries. Those names follow the calendar month rather than the zodiac, which is why the 2024 one lands in Aries at 24°35' Aries while other years put it elsewhere.
Which house it falls in for your sign
Counted from each sign as the first house, this full moon at 24°35' Aries falls here:
| Sign | House | What that house covers |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 1st house | your own bearing, appearance and the first move |
| Taurus | 12th house | rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended |
| Gemini | 11th house | friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at |
| Cancer | 10th house | career, public standing and what you are known for |
| Leo | 9th house | distance, study, belief, travel and the long view |
| Virgo | 8th house | shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud |
| Libra | 7th house | partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one |
| Scorpio | 6th house | work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life |
| Sagittarius | 5th house | play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake |
| Capricorn | 4th house | home, family, roots and private ground |
| Aquarius | 3rd house | conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information |
| Pisces | 2nd house | money, possessions and what you consider yours |
A full moon in Aries
Anything within a couple of degrees of 24°35' Aries in a natal chart is contacted directly by this one, and so is anything near the same degree of Libra, Cancer or Capricorn, since those are the other three corners of the same cross.
What the full moon of October 17, 2024 marks is a position rather than an event: 24°35' Aries, in the third decan, with the Sun at 24°35' Libra. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 24°35' Aries, sign by sign.
Where this one sits in the cycle
The lunation before this one fell 15 days earlier and the next follows 15 days after October 17, 2024.
- Before it: the new moon of October 2, 2024
- After it: the new moon of November 1, 2024
Questions people ask about this
What time is the full moon on October 17, 2024?
11:26 UTC on October 17, 2024; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this full moon in?
24°35' Aries — the third decan. The chart reading for October 17, 2024 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Is this a supermoon?
Yes: 357,367 km, 27,033 km inside the average distance.
Does a full moon cause anything?
No. On October 17, 2024 the Moon simply reaches 24°35' Aries; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.