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The Harvest Moon, a significant lunar event in tradition and astronomy, will grace the skies on October 6 in several parts of the world. It will reach its full phase at 03:48 GMT (9:18am IST) on October 7. The term "Harvest Moon" refers to the full moon closest to the September equinox, which usually occurs in September or October. This year, it falls in October.

Special occurrence

Rare occurrence of October harvest moon

The October 2025 Harvest Moon is special because it occurs just 14 hours and 39 minutes closer to the September equinox than September's full moon. This rare pattern occurs only 18 times between 1970 and 2050. The last time we witnessed an October Harvest Moon was in 2020, and after this year, we won't see another until 2028. It is also a supermoon, me

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