The Sky This Week, 2012 October 23 – 30 — Naval Oceanography Portal

Full Moon occurs on the 29th at 3:49 pm Eastern Daylight Time. She courses a lonely path this week, with no bright companions to call upon until she encounters Aldebaran and Jupiter next week. October’s Full Moon is known as the Hunter’s Moon, with similar orbital geometry to last month’s Harvest Moon. Just as the Harvest Moon provides a little extra light to help farmers bring in their crops, the Hunter’s Moon gives hunters a little extra light to pursue game across the stubble of the harvested fields.

The Sky This Week, 2012 October 23 – 30 — Naval Oceanography Portal