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The full moon of September 2018, known as the "harvest moon", will shine in the night sky on Monday, September 24, but will be almost full on Sunday, September 23. (Shutterstock)
By Len Melisurgo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The full moon of September 2018, better known as the "harvest moon" due to the corn and other crops harvest season, will shine in the night sky on Monday, Sept. 24, just two days after the official start of autumn. when the autumn equinox took place.
Just like the full moon of August, the full moon of this month will not be special. This is not one of this year's supermoons, it's neither a blue moon nor a lunar moon eclipse. It's just an ordinary full moon.
However, as noted by the EarthSky.org astronomy website: "These full fall moons have special features related to the time of the rising of the moon. Nature is particularly cooperative in giving us moons of appearance close to the horizon after sunset, for several nights in a row, at the time of the harvest of the moon.
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The full moon of September has several names, but the main one is the "harvest moon" when it appears close to the date of the autumnal equinox. (Pixabay)
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The full moon of September 2018, known as the "harvest moon", will shine in the night sky on Monday, September 24, but will be almost full on Sunday, September 23. (Shutterstock)
