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After last month brought space enthusiasts a blue supermoon, September’s harvest moon will not only coincide with a supermoon, but also with a blood moon and partial lunar eclipse.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 16 Sep. 2024
The harvest moon is the second supermoon of the year following August's sturgeon moon.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
The full harvest moon the evening of Sept. 17 — the second of four supermoons in 2024 — comes with a special treat.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2024
Alternate names for the August full moon include flying up moon to the Cree, harvest moon to the Dakota, ricing moon to the Anishinaabe, the mountain shadows moon to the Tlingit, and the black cherries moon to the Assiniboine.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1706, in the meaning defined above
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“Harvest moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harvest%20moon. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
harvest moon
noun
: the full moon nearest the time of the September equinox
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