Full moon of October 26, 2026 in Taurus

Full moon in Taurus: harvesting, savoring, consolidating. On Monday October 26: the one the almanacs call the Hunter’s Moon.

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♉︎ Moon in Taurus

The essentials

The full moon of October 26 at a glance

For you

Monday October 26: between keeping and letting go, between security and change: the axis that tradition associates with this full moon.

Date and time (Paris): Monday October 26, 2026, 05:12
The Moon: ♉︎ in Taurus
When to look (Paris): Sunday October 25, in the evening, from 16:57
Next full moon: November 24, 2026, in Gemini

The full moon in Taurus in tradition

With the Moon in Taurus, the Sun crosses Scorpio: this full moon takes place between late October and late November.

Tradition would read the opposition as a tension between stability and transformation, between keeping and letting go. The Moon is exalted in this sign, which would make this lunation one of the most peaceful. Its almanac name: Hunter’s Moon when it follows the Harvest Moon, Beaver Moon in November, when traps were set before the frost.

The Moon in: ♉︎ Taurus
Element and mode: Earth, fixed
Ruler of the sign: Venus
The Moon there is: In exaltation
The Sun opposite: ♏︎ Scorpio
Time (Paris): October 26, 05:12

What tradition reads in every full moon →

Not a prediction: phases and dates are calculated by the site’s engine; the traditions, reported in the conditional, are not to be followed blindly. Why?

The month’s sky

The sky of October

Hunter’s Moon when it follows the Harvest Moon; other lists speak of the Falling Leaves Moon.

Recharging a crystal → Same theme: the full moon of rituals

Calculated for this date

This full moon in figures

Exact instant (Paris): 05:12Monday October 26, 04:12 UTC
Earth-Moon distance: 368,859 kmNeither a supermoon nor a micromoon
Apparent size: 32.4′4% larger than average
Moonrise in Paris: 17:20Sunset: 17:40
Highest in Paris: 58°Next moonrise: 30 minutes later
Constellation: AriesTropical sign: Taurus
Nearest perigee: 364,397 kmOctober 28, 2 days and 14 hours after
Season: autumn: 2nd of 3Hunter’s Moon

Calendar

The full moons of 2026

The full moons of 2026, Paris time
Date	Time	Moon in
Saturday January 311:03	11:03	♋︎ Cancer
Sunday February 123:09	23:09	♌︎ Leo
Tuesday March 312:38	12:38	♍︎ Virgo
Thursday April 204:12	04:12	♎︎ Libra
Friday May 119:23	19:23	♏︎ Scorpio
Sunday May 3110:45Blue moon: 2nd of the month	10:45	♐︎ Sagittarius
Tuesday June 3001:57	01:57	♑︎ Capricorn
Wednesday July 2916:36	16:36	♒︎ Aquarius
Friday August 2806:19	06:19	♓︎ Pisces
Saturday September 2618:49	18:49	♈︎ Aries
Monday October 2605:12	05:12	♉︎ Taurus
Tuesday November 2415:54	15:54	♊︎ Gemini
Thursday December 2402:28	02:28	♋︎ Cancer

New moons around it: October 10 (17:50, Moon in Libra) and November 9 (08:02, Moon in Scorpio). All lunations of 2026 and 2027 →

How is it calculated?

Instant when the Moon is 180° from the Sun in longitude, calculated to the second by the site’s engine.

Frequently asked questions about the full moon of October 26

What time is the full moon on October 26 2026?

At 05:12 in Paris (04:12 in universal time), this Monday October 26: that is the instant the Moon faces the Sun. That day, the Moon rises in Paris at 17:20, 20 minutes before sunset (17:40), then reaches 58° above the southern horizon at its highest. The instant falls in the middle of the night, with the Moon up over Paris: it is the best moment to watch it.

Is the full moon of October 26 2026 a supermoon?

No, neither a supermoon nor a micromoon: the 4th closest of the 13 full moons of 2026. The Moon is then at 368,859 km and its disk measures 32.4 minutes of arc, 4% larger than at the average distance. Richard Nolle, who launched the word in 1979, started from perigee: the nearest falls on October 28, 2 days and 14 hours after, at 364,397 km.