Happy Wednesday—and Happy October!

We’ve now entered the month of Halloween, with spooky season officially upon us. I don’t know about you, but October is my favorite month of the year, as Halloween is basically my version of “The Holidays.”

For some reason, the moon (particularly the full moon)’s association with Halloween just makes sense. There’s nothing like a glowing celestial object in the night sky to set the ominous tone.

For the first of the month, today’s moon phase is the waxing gibbous moon. This phase occurs directly before the full moon, when the moon is gaining illumination from the sun. During this phase, the moon grows from 50% to 100% illumination, appearing larger and fuller in the sky each night. The waxing gibbous will last around seven days.

Right now, the moon is

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