October Full Moon Over Florida Is A Supermoon

MIAMI, Florida – The October 2025 Full Moon is a Supermoon that will occur on Monday, October 6, 2025, beginning with a moonrise over Florida’s east coast at 6:43 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (with a few minutes of variation depending on your exact location).

The Full Moon will technically reach peak illumination at 11:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 6, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory.

October’s Full Moon is called a Harvest Moon that also happens to be a Supermoon in 2025.

What is a Supermoon?

According to NASA, a Supermoon occurs because the Moon is in an elliptical orbit around the Earth.

When the Moon is closest, it is at its orbital perigee, which is why a Super Moon is also known as a Perigee Moon.

At its closest point, the full moon can appear up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than the faintest Moon of the year, which occurs when it’s farthest from Earth in its orbit.

A full moon at its closest point to Earth definitely will be big and bright. But it won’t look much, if any, different than a “normal” full moon and will not have any readily observable effect on our planet except perhaps slightly higher tides for most areas around the world and much higher King Tides in South Florida.

October’s Full Moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons.

When is the best time to watch the Supermoon?

Low hanging moons near the horizon appear larger to humans.  So, the Supermoon will appear biggest to the naked eye on the U.S east coast during and just after the moonrise.

Why is October’s Full  Moon Called a Harvest Moon?

According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the Harvest Moon is named for the extra light it provides to farmers harvesting their crops in the fall.

The Harvest Moon is the closest full moon to the Fall Equinox. This year, the Autumn Equinox and changing of the calendar seasons occurred on September 22, 2025.

Full Moon High Tide

For those planning to walk, bike, or run along the beach in Florida, this Full Moon brings along with it a 4 ft. + Atlantic Ocean high tide on the east coast and a 2 ft. + high tide on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

The risk for moderate coastal flooding near times of enhanced astronomical high tides (King tides) around October’s Full Moon will be possible from October 5 into early next week for Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties.