The farther north you live, the greater the Harvest Moon effect.
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For mid-temperate latitudes, it rises only about 20 to 25 minutes later daily for several days before and after the full Harvest Moon.įor very high northern latitudes, there’s even less time between successive moonrises. But when a full moon happens close to an autumn equinox, the moon on the following nights rises closer to the time of sunset. On average, the full moon rises around sunset, and rises about 50 minutes later each day. Nature is particularly cooperative in giving us dusk-till-dawn moonlight, for several evenings in a row, around the time of the Harvest Moon. But these autumn full moons do have special characteristics related to the time of moonrise. In some ways, it’s like any other full moon name. See how it’s slightly less than full? Radu wrote: “The moon, just after moonrise, on a sky pretty covered with clouds …” Thank you, Radu! Why is the Harvest Moon special? | Radu Anghel caught last night’s moon (September 8, 2022). Note: For the Southern Hemisphere, the Harvest Moon always comes in March or early April. Is the Harvest Moon bigger, brighter or yellower? Nope! But it does have distinctive characteristics, which you can read about below. In 2022, the equinox occurs at 1:04 UTC on September 23. What is the Harvest Moon? It’s the full moon closest to the September equinox. CDT on September 10 in central North America. On both nights, the bright Harvest Moon will be up all night.įullest moon falls at 9:59 UTC on September 10. It’ll rise only shortly after sunset on September 10 (for Northern Hemisphere locations).
When and where to look in 2022: On September 9, watch for the bright, round full moon to rise in the east at sunset. The Harvest Moon – closest full moon to the autumn equinox – happens on September 9 and 10, 2022, for the Northern Hemisphere. It crosses the sky between these 2 bright planets throughout the night. Bonus! The September 9 moon rises between the very bright planet Jupiter and golden Saturn. So it’s the Northern Hemisphere’s Harvest Moon. This full moon is the closest to the September equinox. For those of us in the Americas, the September full moon is closer to full on the night of September 9, 2022, than it will be on the night of September 10 … even though your calendar might say the full moon is September 10.
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