Look up tonight to see the Full Harvest Corn Moon

The fourth and final Full Moon of Summer 2021 rises tonight. If you have clear skies and a few moments to spare, pause for a bit to look up at the Full Moon.

As this month’s Full Moon will rise. It goes by a couple of names. By tradition, it’s called the Corn Moon. It’s also 2021’s Harvest Moon. Plus, if you’re keeping track, it rounds out a Blue Moon Summer, and it is the smallest and farthest Full Moon so far this year

‘CORN’ MOON? ‘HARVEST’ MOON? WHAT DO THESE NAMES MEAN?

Each Full Moon of the year goes by a common name, taken from First Nations, Colonial American, or European folklore. For September, the Full Moon is typically called the Corn Moon. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, this is due to it corresponding with the time of harvesting corn. It also goes by Autumn Moon, Drying Grass Moon, Falling Leaves Moon, Yellow Leaf Moon, and even Ice Moon, depending on which folklore you follow.

In the days before electric lights, farmers across the Northern Hemisphere depended on bright moonlight to extend the workday beyond sunset. It was the only way they could gather their ripening crops in time for market. The full Moon closest to the autumnal equinox became ‘the Harvest Moon……Ed

Source: Scott Sutherland/ Photo:Max Pixel