The Hunter's Moon rose last night, marking the first full moon of the fall season following the Harvest Moon in the Northern Hemisphere. After playing the usual game of hide and seek through some patches of light clouds, the Moon finally let me take its portrait shot, before finally hiding away in dense clouds for the night, briefly giving me the role of a hunter.
According to popular belief and almanac reports, the moon was named the Hunter's Moon because it signaled the time to go hunting in preparation for cold winter months. But the moon itself is simply the first full moon to follow the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon nearest to the autumnal equinox for the Northern Hemisphere. The equinox is typically September 22 or 23. So most Harvest Moons come in September. But, every three years, the Harvest Moon falls in early October and the Hunter’s Moon in November.
Photographs by Tony Fernandes (TonFerns Creations).
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