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Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to (or, by some sources, the full moon following) the Autumnal Equinox on 22 September. This was a classic traditional time for bringing in the harvest, especially since the added moonlight meant the work could run later.<\/p>\n
Because of precession and those sorts of things, the fall full moons rise much closer together from night to night — in the US, about 25-30 minutes later each night (10-20 or so in Canada), versus an average of 50 minutes later during the course of the year. On a clear night, there can be moonlight nearly from sunset to sunrise.<\/p>\n
If the Harvest Moon comes in October (which it does about a third of the time), then the full moon of September is called the Corn Moon.<\/p>\n
The full moon that follows the Harvest Moon is the Hunter’s Moon. The night light, the freed-up labor from the harvest a month before, the fallen foliage and barren fields, and the need to provender for the winter, made this a traditional time to hunt. This year’s Hunter’s Moon was last night.<\/p>\n
The names may (or may not) come from the names used by the Algonquin Indian tribes.<\/p>\n
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