Okay, tonight's full moon carries the title of "
Harvest Moon" for those of us in the Northern
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| Thu., Sept. 19, 7:13 a.m. EDT. The Full Moon of Sept. is the Full
Moon closest to the equinox on Sept. 22, so is called the Harvest Moon.
It rises around sunset and sets around sunrise, the only night in the
month when the moon is in the sky all night long. The rest of the month,
the moon spends at least some time in the daytime sky. Credit: Starry
Night Software |
Hemisphere. The full moon tonight is the nearest to the September equinox which makes it the
Harvest Moon by the usual definition and while the
Harvest Moon is associated with autumn, this moon is also the last full moon of summer! In fact, it is the fourth full moon of summer ---- a little bit of an oddity as there are usually only three full moons per season. For more information, check out the articles/sites below:
Harvest full moon rises this week: How to see it, by Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist
Harvest moon 2013: What you need to know, by Michele Berger, The Weather Channel
Harvest moon 2013: Ten reasons we're still in love with the moon, by Bailey Johnson, Wunderground.com
Everything you need to know: Harvest moon 2013, by Deborah Byrd, Tonight|Astronomy Essentials|Space, EarthSky
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