Are many things that will happen in heaven of October. The new Moon will be accompanied by a spectacular eclipse, the last of the year, we will be able to see a bright comet cross the skies and we will have several opportunities to hunt for a shooting star. Of course, there will be no shortage the magic of a full Moon, the Hunter’s Moonwhich will be, again, a supermoon.

Here we tell you all this, and also when the best times, throughout the month, to get a haircut or wax. Since time immemorial, human beings have focused on the Moon to organize field tasks, but centuries of observation have also led to establishing a relationship between the phases of the moon, the lunar orbit and other aspects of the sky with effects on other areas of our lives, including those beauty or personal hygiene care that we reflect month by month in our annual lunar calendar. Below you will find the exact dates and times to which the different periods suitable for carrying them out this month are open.

October 2024: phases of the moon, solar eclipse and meteor showers

The month of October begins with the Moon very thin, about to enter the phase of New moonwhich will take place on Wednesday night 2. It is a special new Moon, as it is accompanied by a annular solar eclipse which can be seen in some areas of South America.

Even with the hangover of the eclipse we will see how the Moon advances through a new lunar cycle, reaching the phase of waxing quarter on Thursday, October 10. From there it will become more and more illuminated until it culminates in the Full moon on Thursday, October 17the Hunter’s Moon, which, because it occurs near the lunar perigee, will appear somewhat larger and brighter than other months.

The waning phase will dominate the sky from then on, showing us the half-illuminated Moon, in the last quarter, October 24, to end the month with the sky almost dark again.

Below we show you the exact time at which each lunar phase changes throughout the month of October 2024, although we also invite you to looking at the sky, a great way to feel more connected with nature, and learn to recognize the lunar phases. Take note:

• New moon: Wednesday, October 2 at 8:50 p.m.
• Crescent: Thursday, October 10 at 8:56 p.m.
• Full moon: Thursday, October 17 at 1:27 p.m.
• Last quarter: Thursday, October 24 at 10:05.

The comet of the century

Since the end of September, comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) can be seen in the sky from different places on the planet, but in the month of October it can be seen all over the world. On the 12th, its closest approach to Earth occurs and it is expected to be seen in the sky at sunset. It is known as the «comet of the century», as it is the brightest in recent times and it will take us a while to see another one like it. These are some of the impressive images captured from different places around the world by photography and astronomy fans.

October Meteor Showers

In addition to keeping an eye on the Moon, we can enjoy Other astronomical phenomena in the October night sky. Several meteor showers will brighten the eyes of those who take the time to look on the days when their maximum intensity peak occurs.

The most notable are the Draconid rainwhose peak will occur on Tuesday, October 8, and the Orionid rainwhich are fragments of comet 1/P Halley and whose peak is expected on the night of the 21st according to the National Astronomical Observatory. But they will not be the only ones, on Friday the 11th, for example, the moment of maximum intensity of the rain of the Delta Aurigidsand on Sunday the 13th, the one at Southern Taurids.

Time change: when does it change to winter time?

In October, with the entry into the middle of autumn, in Spain and other countries in the northern hemisphere the time change still arrives, like every year.

The time change in Spain occurs on night from Saturday 26th to Sunday 27th October at 3 in the morning (peninsular time). At that time, the clocks go back an hour. That is, at 3, it will be 2 and, if we have gone to bed at the usual time, we will have one more hour to sleep.

October 2024 lunar calendar to cut your hair and wax

The key to knowing which days are the most appropriate for getting a haircut or waxing is largely in knowing how to distinguish which days are in the lunar calendar. days sheet, root days and flower days according to biodynamic agriculture. Biodynamic agriculture was born from investigating the influence of the cosmos on crops to determine the most favorable times for each task in the garden.

Depending on what result you are looking for when cutting your hair or waxing, some dates will be better than others.

In this October lunar calendar you will find the most recommended dates both for shaving so that your hair removal lasts longer and for cutting your hair so that it grows stronger or faster as you wish. To consult other beauty, garden and home care day by day according to the lunar calendar, you now have the weekly lunar calendar corresponding to the first days of October available:

And if you want to know more about how the Moon influences nature and living beings, we will tell you about it in this video.