Hunter's Moon Photos Include Passenger Jet Over San Francisco
Photographers captured the October 2026 full moon near a passenger jet in San Francisco and landmarks in New York, Italy and Türkiye.
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Photo: Photo by Salih Zeki Fazlioglu/Anadolu via Getty Images
Photographers shared images of October’s full Hunter’s Moon, which appeared overnight from Oct. 25 to 26, 2026. Tayfun Coskun photographed the moon with a passenger jet over San Francisco.
Key details
- Bill Trojan photographed the moon near moonrise on Oct. 25.
- Gary Hershorn captured it rising behind the Empire State Building from Hoboken, New Jersey.
- Davide Pischettola photographed the moon behind the Basilica of the Madonna dei Martiri in Molfetta, Italy.
- Sayim Harmanci photographed it alongside a neon star in Hakkari, Türkiye, while Salih Zeki Fazlioglu captured it near Istanbul’s Galata Tower.
- Selcuk Acar photographed the moon aligned with the Hudson Yards observation deck in New York on Oct. 24.
- Lisa Shislowski photographed moonlight illuminating clouds and reflecting on water in Florida. She described the moon near the Hillsboro Inlet lighthouse in Pompano Beach.
Tayfun Coskun photographed the Hunter’s Moon alongside a passenger jet over San Francisco on Oct. 25.
Why it matters
The images place a shared night-sky event alongside recognizable urban and coastal landmarks, including a passenger jet crossing the moon’s view in San Francisco.
What happens next
The following month’s full moon is expected to occur when the Moon is near its closest point to Earth in its orbit. The supplied material gives no date for it.
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