Harvest Moon 2025: Will the first supermoon of the year be visible in Scotland?

Stargazers will have their eyes on the skies as the first supermoon of the year rises this week.

October’s full moon, also known as the Harvest Moon, rises roughly around 6.25pm on Tuesday but the time will differ depending on your location.

STV weather presenter Philip Petrie said the moon will be mostly full when it rises on Monday at around 6.13pm.

The moon will be hard to miss as it’s the largest and brightest of the year so far, with the last supermoon rising in November 2024.

It also marks the beginning of series of three consecutive supermoons lighting up the night skies throughout the final months of the year.

A supermoon tends to look a little bigger and a little brighter than your average full moon due to it being at its closest point to the Earth.

So, will the Harvest Moon be visible in Scotland? Here’s everything you need to know.

What is the Harvest Moon?

The Harvest Moon is the name given to the full moon that occurs closest to the September equinox.

Over the course of the next few nights the Moon will rise at roughly the same time each night, this historically gave a greater advantage to those who had to gather the harvest at night-time.

Will the Harvest Moon be visible in Scotland?

The supermoon is coming off the back of Storm Amy, which brought strong winds, heavy rain and cloudy skies.

Philip says while it is still forecast to be cloudy for most of Scotland, there could be some breaks giving people a chance to catch a glimpse of the dazzling lunar event.

“There should be some breaks in the cloud across the country, the best of which will be in the east where there is a lot of higher-level cloud around, so fingers crossed for any Moon spotters there should be some nice sightings during moonrise,” he said.