L took a walk last night and came back raving about how cool the moon looked. We grabbed Andy's camera, went over to the school and she took a few pictures. The trees were in the way, but these came out OK. According to a web site I found, the term "Harvest Moon" refers to the full moon that falls nearest to the autumnal equinox, which will take place on Sept. 22. It said each full moon has its own name:
Northern Hemisphere full moon names by month:
January: Old Moon, Moon After Yule
February: Snow Moon, Hunger Moon, Wolf Moon
March: Sap Moon, Crow Moon, Lenten Moon
April: Grass Moon, Egg Moon, Pink Moon
May: Planting Moon, Milk Moon
June: Rose Moon, Flower Moon, Strawberry Moon
July: Thunder Moon, Hay Moon
August: Green Corn Moon, Grain Moon
September: Fruit Moon, Harvest Moon
October: Harvest Moon, Hunter’s Moon
November: Hunter’s Moon, Frosty Moon, or Beaver Moon
December: Moon Before Yule, or Long Night Moon
I guess I never realized that before.
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