harvest moon

noun

: the full moon nearest the time of the September equinox

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Tomorrow night: Be sure to gaze off to the southeast in the evening to see the harvest moon rise, accompanied by Jupiter and Saturn on either side. —

David Streit, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 It’s called the harvest moon because the moon rises about the same time every evening for a few nights in a row in the Northern Hemisphere. —

USA Today, 18 Sep. 2021 Spending the majority of his time on stage within his patented plastic bubble, Coyne seemed transfixed by the rise of a harvest moon in the south sky, with the fall season set to kick in officially on Wednesday. —

Jim Ryan, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021 The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox. —

Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022 September is usually the month associated with the harvest moon. —

Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 The full moon after the harvest moon becomes the hunter’s moon by default. —

Danya Gainor, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022 The hunter’s moon is the first full moon following the harvest moon. —

Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022 The next full moon will occur on Sept. 10, and is known as the harvest moon. —

Julia Musto, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

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