Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The full moon that occurs nearest the autumnal equinox.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The full moon nearest to the autumnal equinox.
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- noun The first
full moon ofautumn by atropical year . - noun The full moon nearest the autumn
equinox , when the moon rises the latest and lowest in the sky and seems to appear the biggest, as seen from theNorthern Hemisphere .
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- noun the full moon nearest the September equinox
Etymologies
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Extra light provides longer hours for the harvesting that occurs in the Northern Hemisphere at this time of year.
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strev commented on the word harvest moon
"shine on, shine on harvest moon..."
who was that song by – Rudy Valee?
June 20, 2009
winddancer commented on the word harvest moon
Full moon of September, corresponding to the fifteenth of the eighth lunar month.
July 16, 2009