Harvest Moon Lights Up Skies and Marks Start of Festivals Worldwide

You might want to look out at the moon this weekend, if you are a person who loves fall.

A full moon that signals the end of summer will be seen across the United States. The moon is reddish orange because of the way light travels through the atmosphere.

The harvest moon is a full moon that is closest to the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. It will be full into Sunday morning.

At 8:23 p.m. on Saturday, there was a ceremony. The moon will be visible four degrees above the horizon. Jupiter will be visible to the left of the moon, while the other two planets will be visible to the southeast.

The stars and Jupiter will appear to shift during the full moon. On September 26th, Jupiter will be shining.

The moon will rise in New York City. On Sunday, it will be visible until about 6:30 a.m. The moon will rise and set in Houston on Sunday night. The moon will rise and set in San Francisco on the same night.

Kevin Lewis said that a reddish orange tint can be given to full moons when they rise close to sunset. He said that anyone with clear skies should have a good view.

The moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each day as it moves through its cycle, but during the harvest moon, the timing is closer to 15 or 20 minutes depending on where you live.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first mention of the full moon as the harvest moon was in 1706.

According to NASA, the corn moon was the time when the Algonquins gathered their main staple crops of corn, pumpkins, squash, beans and wild Rice.

Making offerings to the lunar goddess is part of the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated in China, Vietnam and other places. In Japan, the moon is known as Imo Meigetsu, or the potato harvest moon, and sweet potatoes or taro can be found alongside moon viewing festivals.

According to The Times of India, the lunar phenomenon is a sign of the start of the holiday Pitru Paksha, which is a time when people remember their ancestors. The honey-offering festival is celebrated by some Buddhists.

The Hunter's Moon will be a full moon in October.