THE HARVEST MOON
Caledon - Ontario
Harvest Moon from my Window - last night
Caledon - Ontario
Full moon closest to the autumnal equinox and this one coincided with its status as a supermoon
A harvest moon occurs at a specific time of the year. The moon officially turns full when it reaches the spot opposite to the sun. The harvest moon happens on 13:59 Greenwich time on the Saturday nearest to the fall equinox, which is September 23rd. Once in every three years we get the same full moon in October, but the one in September is called the harvest moon because farmers can continue their harvest late into the night by the light of the full moon. The same moon appears three days in succession, but the one that appears on Saturday is the one that receives this name.
Other names for this moon are the Wine Moon, the Elk Call Moon and the Singing Moon. It received the name of harvest moon because it appears in the Northern Hemisphere at the time of the year that coincides with the harvesting of crops.
Photo Location: 43° 45' 9.46" N 79° 49' 2.88" W
Date: 9.9.2014 Time: 9.35PM. Aper: 5.06 / Exp.Time: 1/125
Focal length in 135mm film: 1464.02mm
Picture taken by: Tony Fernandes
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