October Full Moon – Blood Moon Correspondences and How to Celebrate

Blood Moon – October Full Moon

The Blood Moon of October

In October, we see the Blood Moon travel through the sky. This moon is also called the Shedding Moon or the Falling Leaf Moon, depending on where you live. In many places, it’s the Hunter’s Moon, and it’s no coincidence that hunting season is in the late fall. Coming right before Samhain, this is a time when the nights are crisp and clear, and you can sense a change in the energy around you.

October Full Moon Correspondences

Colors: use colors like dark blue, black, and various purples in your altar decor or candle magic, to symbolize the darkening of the skies this time of year.

Gemstones: Obsidianamethyst, and tourmaline are all associated with Samhain and the October full moon; these are stones often connected to magic that protects us from evil or negative energies.

Trees and flowers: Apples and yew are two of the many trees tied into the Samhain season. You can also incorporate sacred flowers such as marigolds and chrysanthemums, which come in handy when working with the spirit world. In some traditions, they’re a centerpiece for funeral decorations or grave memorials.

Gods: Herne, Apollo, Cernunnos, and Mercury are representative of the late harvest season.

Herbs: Use apple blossom, pennyroyal, mint family, catnip, and Sweet Annie in your magic this time of year.

Element: Air is often tied to October’s full moon, so focus on magic related to communication, wisdom or the powers of the mind. Air carries away your troubles, blows away strife, and carries positive thoughts to those who are far away.

How to Celebrate the October Full Moon

This is the time of year for hunting and gathering, stocking up on provisions, and making plans for the coming winter. The dark and cold nights are a reminder that for our ancestors, this was a time to consider mortality – those who failed to plan accordingly in late fall could freeze or starve to death before winter ended. Set aside a few hours to can your garden vegetables, hang the last of your herbs to dry someplace indoors, and begin figuring out what sorts of things you can do over the winter to help keep yourself warm and well fed. If you knit, sew, or crochet, stock up on yarns and fabrics so you can begin working on new projects when it’s too chilly and dark to do anything outside.

Keldayra is a Pagan who lives in Oklahoma, and she says, “Where I live, the cold weather comes in with a vengeance, and it’s often unexpected. I usually spend my evenings in October and November knitting blankets in front of the fire – they keep me warm, give me something to do with my free time, and I get the added bonus of having a bunch of handmade gifts to give out when Yule arrives.”

You may also want to use this moon phase to do a ritual honoring your ancestors. Work on your genealogy, dust off the family heirlooms, and hang some photos of your clan and kin around the house. Decorate your altar with symbols of the Samhain season, as well as with items that help you connect to all of those in your bloodline.

Tenae, over at The Witch of Howling Creek, says of October’s full moon,

“The Blood Moon refers to the final harvest: not in fact, an agricultural harvest, but that of the last meat of the year before winter returns. Appropriate, of course, as Samhain is the final harvest festival. You can, of course, interpret the Blood Moon many ways however. You might take it literally and spend the day mixing your own sausage … or preparing items for simple winter meals such as stew, chili or tomato meat sauce. You could take it to mean familial blood and perform a ritual to honor your ancestors … [or] a protection rite for your home and family or simply share a meal together.”

Keep in mind that this is the season when the veil between our world and the spirit world are at its thinnest. Use this time for spiritual growth; if there’s a deceased ancestor you wish to contact, this is a great month to do it. Hold a séance, work on your divination, and pay attention to messages you get in your dreams.

Source: Wigington, Patti. “Blood Moon.” Learn Religions, Feb. 8, 2021, learnreligions.com/blood-moon-2562387.

17 October 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Southern Hemisphere

Source: MoonGiant.com

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Full Moon phase. The Moon will be visible throughout the night sky rising at sunset in the east and setting with the sunrise the next morning in the west. During a Full Moon the moon is 100% illuminated as seen from Earth and is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The point at which a Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second. The time it takes between full moons is known as a Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long. Keep track of all the Full Moons throughout the year on the Full Moon Calendar >

Visit the October 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Full Moon Phase

The Full Moon on October 17 has an illumination of 100%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On October 17 the Moon is 14.99 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 14.99 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,988.02 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 149,030,668.92 km

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

17 October 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Libra 12
Moon:18 Aries 36
Mercury:05 Scorpio 12
Venus:29 Scorpio 07
Mars:22 Cancer 44
Jupiter:21 Gemini 14 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 26 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 27 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 49 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 39

True Lunar Node:06 Aries 37 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 31 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):12 Libra 09

Chiron:21 Aries 06 Rx
Ceres:14 Capricorn 22
Pallas:12 Sagittarius 50
Juno:23 Libra 55
Vesta:25 Virgo 11

Eris:24 Aries 57 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:11
Fixed:3
Mutable:5

Cape Town, South Africa

17 October 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Libra 31
Moon:23 Aries 41
Mercury:05 Scorpio 43
Venus:29 Scorpio 31
Mars:22 Cancer 53
Jupiter:21 Gemini 14 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 25 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 26 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 49 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 39

True Lunar Node:06 Aries 37 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 30 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):12 Libra 11

Chiron:21 Aries 05 Rx
Ceres:14 Capricorn 27
Pallas:12 Sagittarius 57
Juno:24 Libra 02
Vesta:25 Virgo 21

Eris:24 Aries 56 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:11
Fixed:3
Mutable:5

Easter Island, Chile

17 October 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Libra 51
Moon:28 Aries 44
Mercury:06 Scorpio 14
Venus:29 Scorpio 56
Mars:23 Cancer 02
Jupiter:21 Gemini 13 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 24 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 25 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 49 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 39

True Lunar Node:06 Aries 37 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 29 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):12 Libra 13

Chiron:21 Aries 04 Rx
Ceres:14 Capricorn 32
Pallas:13 Sagittarius 05
Juno:24 Libra 09
Vesta:25 Virgo 30

Eris:24 Aries 56 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:11
Fixed:3
Mutable:5

October 16, 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Northern Hemispheres

Source: MoonGiant.com

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.

During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

Visit the October 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on October 16 has an illumination of 99%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On October 16 the Moon is 13.82 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 99%
Moon Age: 13.82 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,299.10 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 149,072,805.56 km

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

16 October 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Libra 34
Moon:09 Aries 06
Mercury:04 Scorpio 13
Venus:28 Scorpio 22
Mars:22 Cancer 27
Jupiter:21 Gemini 15 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 28 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 28 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 50 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 39

True Lunar Node:06 Aries 38 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 33 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):12 Libra 05

Chiron:21 Aries 08 Rx
Ceres:14 Capricorn 13
Pallas:12 Sagittarius 36
Juno:23 Libra 41
Vesta:24 Virgo 53

Eris:24 Aries 57 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:11
Fixed:3
Mutable:5

Chicago, Illinois

October 16, 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Libra 32
Moon:08 Aries 28
Mercury:04 Scorpio 09
Venus:28 Scorpio 19
Mars:22 Cancer 26
Jupiter:21 Gemini 15 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 28 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 28 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 50 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 39

True Lunar Node:06 Aries 38 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 33 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):12 Libra 05

Chiron:21 Aries 08 Rx
Ceres:14 Capricorn 13
Pallas:12 Sagittarius 35
Juno:23 Libra 40
Vesta:24 Virgo 52

Eris:24 Aries 57 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:11
Fixed:3
Mutable:5

Los Angels, California

October 16, 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Libra 52
Moon:13 Aries 32
Mercury:04 Scorpio 40
Venus:28 Scorpio 43
Mars:22 Cancer 35
Jupiter:21 Gemini 15 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 27 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 27 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 50 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 39

True Lunar Node:06 Aries 38 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 32 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):12 Libra 07

Chiron:21 Aries 07 Rx
Ceres:14 Capricorn 17
Pallas:12 Sagittarius 43
Juno:23 Libra 47
Vesta:25 Virgo 02

Eris:24 Aries 57 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:11
Fixed:3
Mutable:5

October 16, 2024 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aries.

The Stars Rate Your Day

5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

Aries (March 21-April 19)

***** This is a strong day for you because the Moon is in your sign dancing with lucky Jupiter, which makes you eager to socialize, especially with people you already know. You’ll thrive in group settings along with occasions where you might teach or instruct others.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

**** This is a feel-good day and you have a warm feeling in your tummy. It’s a productive day in terms of work or any tasks that you schedule for yourself. Discussions with partners and close friends will be upbeat and dynamic. Nevertheless, you might choose to be low-key.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

***** This is a wonderful day to schmooze, especially with old friends. You will also enjoy the company of groups and organizations. This is an upbeat, fun-filled time for you, which is why it’s important to find ways to socialize and express your creative talents.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

**** You’re high viz. today, which means people notice you more than usual. (In fact, some know personal details about your private life.) Probably this is nothing to worry about because things look so favourable for you today. The impression you create is positive!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

**** You feel enthusiastic about life today. In particular, you would love to travel or learn something new or explore opportunities in publishing, the law or medicine because you want to expand your world in some way. It’s a good day to teach and work with groups.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

**** This is an excellent day for financial discussions, especially about shared property, shared responsibilities or anything that is jointly held. Whatever transpires, you will probably come out smelling like a rose. (Laughing all the way to the bank!)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

**** Discussions with those who are close to you today will go well because you feel positive and generous to others. You will particularly enjoy being with old friends where you have already established strong emotional ties. You might be concerned for someone’s welfare.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

**** Work-related travel will be a positive experience for you today. This is also an excellent day to work with groups to achieve your goals. You might be involved more than usual with people from other cultures or different countries. (An excellent day to teach, lecture or schmooze.)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

***** This is a fantastic day to schmooze with others because you are in the mood to socialize and the celestial heavens will help you do this. In particular, you might feel concerned about the welfare of children. You might also be romantically attracted to someone who is “different”. It’s a feel-good day!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

**** This is an excellent day for real-estate deals or real-estate speculation or checking out new possibilities to rent. Likewise, you will enjoy entertaining at home, especially if you invite friends and family and people you know well. Younger, artistic people are in the mix.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

***** Our minds create everything. And when we have a positive frame of mind, the world we look at is more hopeful and reassuring. This is what is at play today, and also why you feel so outgoing and friendly talking to others, especially groups. “Hail fellow, well met!”

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

**** Financial discussions will go well for you today because you will benefit in some fashion. This is the perfect day to ask for a raise or look for a better paying job or see ways to make money on the side. You might also benefit through real estate.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Poet, playwright Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) shares your birthday today. You are gifted with words. You are charming and entertaining, and enjoy socializing with others. This is a year of reflection, study, learning and teaching. You might renew certain spiritual or religious beliefs. Explore philosophies they give you a better understanding of the meaning of your life.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This Tuesday might offer you the chance to be the opinion voice for your group and although it might suit you perfectly and you are dying to get involved, maybe it would be wise to be just a spectator this time.

You will understand later on why this one wasn’t really an opportunity for you but it will take you some patience before that.

You can also read this special Aries Daily Horoscope.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You are trying to bring novelty around you but you are practically gaslighted by almost everyone you know for these efforts.

What will be surprising and a showcase of character is that you will continue with this and your perseverance might show some late results. This will help you in turn grow some confidence in your choices.

You can also read this special Taurus Daily Horoscope.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Some things are going to be accelerated today at work but this doesn’t necessarily come as a good news because although you will love this rapid rhythm you will certainly dislike the responsibilities that come with it.

Some news from afar might help you get your mind of this but will also motivate you into persevering.

You can also read this special Gemini Daily Horoscope.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

The stars are surely preparing something promising for you and you can already feel it in the air but it will take a while for this to materialize.

Meaning that after a long line of boring days you will finally get something to raise your adrenaline levels. Meanwhile it wouldn’t be bad for you to prepare for it by getting some proper rest.

You can also read this special Cancer Daily Horoscope.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This Wednesday will be all about honesty and how open you can be towards someone in need. There might be a difficult situation you will have to manage, something that doesn’t necessarily involve you but at which you have a moral debt to help.

Don’t expect to be rewarded for your efforts because this is not the case.

You can also read this special Leo Daily Horoscope.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You are enjoying a lot of popularity at work and actually having a good time there no matter how busy the days but in a stark contrast, things are not going that well at home.

You are not feeling understood in any way and can’t stop your mind from comparing how some practically strangers make you feel compared to your partner.

You can also read this special Virgo Daily Horoscope.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

An unexpected blockage occurring today that might set you back a few days will function as a wake up call and make you think twice about the way you work and how much confidence you have in certain people and even in your own decisions.

There are resources you maybe are not using properly and some decision you have taken in haste.

You can also read this special Libra Daily Horoscope.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

You need to leave aside this attitude of everything or nothing if you actually want to get anything done this Wednesday.

People will work on compromises today so you will have to give something from you in order to receive and this of course will get on your nerves entirely. Try to reserve some time to wind off at the end of the day because you will need it.

You can also read this special Scorpio Daily Horoscope.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You are going to have to put a foot in the door if you want something to get done today because everyone seems to be in a dreamy mood around you and this will increase your tension.

Don’t resort to threats or anything similar, be diplomatic and firm and don’t give up at the first sign that others are not taking you serious.

You can also read this special Sagittarius Daily Horoscope.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You lack some discipline in your approach in one of the endeavors you are currently working on and this is very obvious for almost everyone but you.

With a little more perseverance and a lot of planning you could be a lot further than you a right now. Consider this a sign that you need to set your priorities all over again.

You can also read this special Capricorn Daily Horoscope.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You are benefiting from a dynamic environment around you and maybe this changes a bit your priorities.

At the same time, the more you spend with people younger than you, the more energy infused you become and in no way this makes you feel older or obsolete. Don’t let any family members tell you otherwise.

You can also read this special Aquarius Daily Horoscope.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

An apparently happy family event might surface a long forgotten feud and you will kind of be right in the middle of it, functioning as a referee.

Which will also mean that both sides will be very nice to you in the hope of getting some benefits. Temptation will be hovering over you and it is interesting to see what you will choose to do.

You can also read this special Pisces Daily Horoscope.