The full moon in October 2024 will be on Thursday, October 17 at 7:26 AM EDT (4:26 AM Pacific) and will be called the Hunter's Moon. It will be the third of four supermoons in a row and the closest to Earth. The Hunter's Moon gets its name from the time of year when tribes would gather meat for the winter. The full moon is particularly bright and long in the sky, which made it easier for hunters to stalk prey at night