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The Harvest Moon, or the full moon closest to the autumn equinox, will rise on October 6, peaking at 11:47 p.m. ET.

A Harvest Moon is special because a full (or nearly full) moon rises right around sunset for about three nights in a row, making your viewing window the evenings of October 5–7!

It’s the first full supermoon of 2025—and the latest Harvest Moon since 2006.

There are loads of exciting autumnal activities and events that mark cozy season each year, from breaking out the pumpkin recipes to taking a fall foliage road trip . But this year, one sweater-weather tradition has been a bit delayed— the Harvest Moon.

While this lovely lunar event usually takes place in September, in 2025 the Harvest Moon rises in October, which only happens on average a

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