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October's Supermoon: The Year's Largest Hunter's Moon

10/1/2025

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The hunter's supermoon on October 6, 2025 will peak at 11:47 p.m. ET as the year's largest moon.
It will be about 226,000 miles from Earth at closest approach.
The name hunter's moon dates to 1710.
It is also known as sanguine or blood moon.
The harvest moon can occur in September or October and ties to the autumnal equinox.

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The hunter's supermoon on October 6, 2025 will peak at 11:47 p.m. ET as the year's largest moon.
It will be about 226,000 miles from Earth at closest approach.
The name hunter's moon dates to 1710.
It is also known as sanguine or blood moon.
The harvest moon can occur in September or October and ties to the autumnal equinox.