New England's October full moon arrives at 12:12 a.m. Eastern on Monday, Oct. 26, putting the precise full-moon instant just after midnight early Monday.
The U.S. Naval Observatory lists the full moon at 04:12 Universal Time on Oct. 26. Converted to Eastern Daylight Time, that is four hours earlier. New England will still be on daylight time that weekend; the change to standard time is Nov. 1, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
NASA notes that some traditions call this October full moon the Hunter's Moon. The name reflects a seasonal tradition of hunters using bright moonlight as autumn fields became bare and daylight shortened.
The time listed in the astronomical calendar marks the full-moon phase, rather than a local moonrise. Moonrise depends on location, so an evening outing should use a rise-time calculation for the town where you plan to watch.
Cloud cover will determine what is visible locally.
Read the Naval Observatory's phase calendar and NASA's October sky guide.