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The full harvest moon shined in the early morning hours of September 29, also marking the fourth and final supermoon of 2023. September’s full moon reached peak illumination around 5:58 a.m. ET ...
On Friday, September 29, 2023, at 5:58 a.m. ET, the full Harvest Moon reaches its peak in the sign of Aries, creating space for a reflective moment.
The final supermoon of 2023 is around the corner. The full Harvest moon in Aries rises on Sept. 29. Like the moons of July and August, this full moon will appear bigger than regular full moons.
The "harvest moon" (also known as the "barley moon" or "full corn moon") is the full moon nearest to the autumnal equinox (22 or 23 September), occurring anytime within two weeks before or after that date. [ 17] The "hunter's moon" is the full moon following it. The names are recorded from the early 18th century. [ 18]
Solar eclipse of October 2, 2024. 2026 August 12. Total solar eclipse near lunar perigee. 2027 February 6. Annular solar eclipse. 2027 August 2. Total solar eclipse. 2027 August 7. Asteroid (137108) 1999 AN 10 will pass within 388,960 km (0.0026 AU) of Earth.
A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that nearly coincides with perigee —the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its elliptic orbit —resulting in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as viewed from Earth. [ 1] The technical name is a perigee syzygy (of the Earth–Moon–Sun system) or a full (or new ...
The last supermoon of 2023 rises over the horizon at a high school football game between Farragut and Bradley Central at Farragut, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Tsukimi or Otsukimi (お月見), meaning, "moon-viewing", are Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon, a variant of the Mid-Autumn Festival.The celebration of the full moon typically takes place on the 15th day of the eighth month of the traditional Japanese calendar, known as Jūgoya (十五夜, fifteenth night); [1] the waxing moon is celebrated on the 13th day of the ninth month, known ...