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Harvest Moon

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neilh
neilh
24 Sep 2012 22:40

Look out for the Harvest Moon next weekend - it's the period of full moon closest to the equinox, so called because .......

The shorter-than-usual time between moonrises around the full Harvest Moon means no long period of darkness between sunset and moonrise for days in succession. In the days before tractor lights, the lamp of the Harvest Moon helped farmers to gather their crops, despite the diminishing daylight hours. As the sun’s light faded in the west, the moon would soon rise in the east to illuminate the fields throughout the night.

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