“I gazed at the full moon,
hanging low and bright oe’r the trees last night,
warm and inviting on that September night.”
Previously, we featured a story discussing this month’s full moon. In that article, we noted that the full moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox is known as the Harvest Moon. It should be pointed out that this year’s Harvest Moon is also a Super Moon.
The Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest to the Autumnal Equinox is known as the “Harvest Moon”. This year, that will occur Friday, September 29 at 9:59 AM (UTC), 5:59 AM (EDT).
Before the invention of the electric light, the light of the full moon gave aid to the farmers of old, extending the time during which they could harvest their crops. Rarely, the Harvest Moon occurs during October but when it does, the September full Moon is also known as the Full Corn Moon as it corresponds with the corn harvest. This moon is also known as the Barley Moon, corresponding to…
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