When to see the full moon of September 2019

The spectacular moon of September, known as Harvest Moon, will culminate September 14 2019. We asked Dr. Gregory Brown, astronomer at the Royal Observatory of Greenwich, to explain when to see the Moon of the Harvest and how it received its name.

"The full moon is always a good thing to watch," says Dr. Brown. "It's big, shiny and you can see it at the naked eye, but if you happen to have a pair of binoculars or a small telescope, you can zoom in on the great features of its area."

When is the September Harvest Moon?

"The moon will start the month in a very very thin crescent, so it will go down very soon after the sun," says Dr. Gregory. "This is directly after what is called the" new crescent "which is the very first day that the human eye can actually see the moon after it's a" new moon. "A" new moon " means being enlightened from the other side, so it's totally invisible to you.

"It will reach its full phase two weeks later, on September 14. It will be the moon of the harvest or the full moon of corn.It is new, become invisible again on the 28th."

Why is the full moon of September called the harvested moon?

"The Moon harvest has a connection with roughly when farmers bring in their crop, depending on what it was," Dr. Gregory said. "The full moon of corn is the Native American name for that, again associated with the corn harvest."

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