![]() In contrast, distant objects tend to be tiny and blurry. Other times, though, we just think the Moon looks larger.Īs our eyes take in the world around us, our brain knows from experience that objects close to us tend to appear larger and in focus. There are times when the Moon actually does look bigger, such as during a supermoon, when the Moon is physically thousands of kilometres closer to Earth than usual. Instead, the apparent change in size of the Moon between when it rises and when it's overhead is due to a trick of our mind known as The Moon Illusion. ![]() Credit: Scott Sutherland/NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center This graphic shows the distance between an observer on Earth's surface at moonrise vs midnight. In fact, for an observer on Earth's surface, watching at moonrise, the Moon is actually more than 6,400 km farther away from them compared to when it's directly overhead at midnight. This is not something the Moon, itself, is doing. During the fall harvest season farmers sometimes need to work late into the night by moonlight (especially before the introduction of artificial lights)." WATCH: See the Moon, hour by hour for all of 2022, in less than 5 minutes Around the Harvest Moon, this time is shorter, about 25 minutes for the latitude of Washington, D.C., and only 10 to 20 minutes farther north in Canada and Europe. On average moonrise is about 50 minutes later each night. Credit: Jeff Taylor/UGCĪccording to NASA, "The first known written use of this name in the English language (per the Oxford English Dictionary) was in 1706. So, this year, like most, the September Full Moon is the Harvest Moon. In 2022, there are Full Moons occurring on Sep. We saw this in 2020, when the Harvest Moon fell on October 1, and was followed by the Halloween Hunter's Blue Micro Moon. There are times when the Harvest Moon is in October. The September Full Moon has one other name.Įach time the Autumnal Equinox rolls around, the Full Moon that occurs closest to that date is called the Harvest Moon. They call it the GRAIL Moon and the LADEE Moon, after two lunar satellite missions that launched in September - Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) in 2011 and Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEEE) in 2013.and the Harvest Moon? NASA has names for this Full Moon, as well. ![]() In China, they will be celebrating Zhong Qui Jie, the mid-autumn festival, while in Korea they have a similar holiday known as Chuseok.Īccording to the Hindu calendar, this Full Moon is the beginning of Pitru Paksha, a time of the year to honour one's ancestors. In Japan, this weekend is Tsukimi (which translates as "moon-viewing"), a festival to honour the autumn Moon and show gratitude for the harvest. Other cultures assign names to Full Moons as well. Credit: Scott Sutherland/NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio/Fred Espenak This graphic collects all the relevant data about each Full Moon of 2022, including their popular names, whether they are a 'super' or 'micro' Moon, a 'perigee' or 'apogee' Full Moon, and whether they are remarkable in some other way (Harvest Moon, or due to a lunar eclipse). Other names for this Full Moon include the Autumn Moon, Drying Grass Moon, Falling Leaves Moon, Yellow Leaf Moon, and even Ice Moon, depending on which folklore you follow. "For this reason, a number of Native American peoples traditionally used some variation of the name 'Corn Moon' to refer to the Moon of either August or September." "This time of year - late summer into early fall - corresponds with the time of harvesting corn in much of the northern United States," the almanac says. This list is derived from the names used by various First Nations peoples, as well as from Colonial and European folklore.Īccording to The Old Farmer's Almanac, the September Full Moon is usually called the Corn Moon. Corn Moon.įor nearly a century, the various Farmers' Almanacs have printed a list of names for each Full Moon of the year. Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars continue to shine in the sky throughout the night, with Venus joining them in the hour or so before dawn.Īlong with these bright planets, the Moon will light up the nights, appearing full from Thursday evening to Sunday morning, but reaching its Full Moon phase early Saturday morning. ![]() There are some great skywatching opportunities this weekend. The Harvest Moon is rising and you won't want to miss it! Check your local weather forecast for clear skies.
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