When is the harvest moon? 2018 Moon arrives 2 days after September Equinox

Tthe full moon of its fall may not be a blood moon or a lunar eclipse, but there are still good reasons to look at the sky next week. It is almost time for this year's Harvest Moon, the full moon that comes closest to the September equinox, which occurs around September 22nd. Last year, for example, the Harvest Moon was on October 5th.

The last time Harvest Moon fell the same night as the Autumn Equinox was in 2010. A "super" harvest moon like this will not happen again until 2029. But the Harvest Moon and the Equinox are pretty close this time.

What is the Harvest Moon?

Some sources say that Harvest Moon takes its name from the old American folklore, because before people had electricity, farmers used the bright light of this particular moon to harvest their crops. Since many fruits and vegetables ripen early in the fall, the Harvest Moon was a good indicator that many plants were ready to be picked or harvested. Find?

however, TimeandDate.com reports that the name "was recorded in the 700s in both Anglo-Saxon and ancient languages". Wales online reports that some historians think that the name was recorded for the first time "in the 700s in the old German and Anglo-Saxon languages".

When is the harvest moon?

This year, the Harvest Moon will rise Monday, September 24 at 22:52 East, The old farmer's almanac website reports. The rise times of the Harvest Moon may of course vary by time zone, so keep that in mind if you live elsewhere than on the East Coast of the United States.

The September equinox will take place on Saturday, September 22so it's only two days before the harvest harvest this year. There are two equinoxes each year, one in September and in March. The equinox occurs when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is almost equal. This month's northern equinox in the northern hemisphere is generally considered the first day of autumn (although, culturally, it often seems that Labor Day, at the beginning of the month, is the last day of the month. 'summer).