The first full Moon of the northern hemisphere’s fall season, the “Hunter’s Moon” will rise in the east just after sunset, shine brightly all night and then set in the west close to sunrise. You’ll more easily see it appear on the horizon if you get somewhere high-up, or go to a coast with a clear view of the horizon. The full Moon always rises in the east at dusk (opposite a sunset) and sets in the west the following morning (opposite a sunrise). Monday evening offers another opportunity to see the full “Hunter’s Moon” rise into a twilight: Just after sunset on Monday, October 10, 2022
BST (the moment of full Moon is at 8:56 p.m. PDT (the moment of full Moon is at 12:56 p.m. EDT (the moment of full Moon is at 3:56 p.m.EDT). Sunday evening offers the best opportunity to see the full “Hunter’s Moon” rise into a twilight sky: It will rise! Just after sunset on Sunday, October 9, 2022 If you don’t see the full Moon peek above the horizon at precisely these times just wait for a few minutes. Here are the exact times to see October’s “Hunter’s Moon” from a few key cities, but do check the exact times of moonrise and moonset for your location. So this month there are actually two successive evenings when you can see the full (or thereabouts) Moon rise relatively soon after the Sun has set. Because it’s occurring close to equinox and because the moment of full Moon just works out well for the western hemisphere the Moon is rising only about 25 minutes later each night as seen from mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere. However, that’s not strictly true this month. Since it usually rises about 50 minutes later each night it therefore rises during the early evening just before the night of full Moon and well after dark in the nights after the full Moon. The full Moon is always best viewed as it rises because only on the night of the full Moon is it possible to see the Moon appear on the horizon during twilight. Watching the ‘Hunter’s Moon’ rise in twilight This is the “Moon illusion,” which makes the full Moon seem bigger than it really is when seen between buildings or surrounded by trees and mountains. Watching the full Moon on the horizon gives your brain the chance to compare its size with what else it can see.
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