Meanwhile high in the sky to the south is Pegasus, the winged horse, Andromeda and Cetus, the whale.Įditor's Note: If you take an amazing photo of the Harvest Moon that you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, send images and comments in to Additional resourcesįor more information about the observing the moon, check out " Moongazing: Beginner’s guide to exploring the Moon" by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and " The Moon: A Beginner's Guide to Lunar Features and Photography" by James Harrop. and rise that evening at 7:45 p.m., according to. 10 progresses one will see the summer stars set and the fall stars rise by midnight Scorpius and Sagittarius have set and the Summer Triangle is above the southwestern horizon. From New York City, the officially full moon will be visible just before it sets at 6:29 a.m. The constellations visible in late September are still largely those of summer early in the evening the Summer Triangle asterism (or star pattern) is still visible near the zenith and Scorpius and Sagittarius will be in the south. and is visible throughout the night, appearing to the left of the full moon. Mars gets quite high in the sky – 70 degrees by the time the sun comes up on Sept. By about midnight both the planet and the brightest star in Taurus, Aldebaran, will be in the east-northeast with Mars to the left (north) of Aldebaran. 10) so the planet will still be quite low – about 4.5 degrees above the horizon – when the sky starts to get lighter. That leaves jut under an hour before sunrise (6:31 a.m. On the night of the full moon, Venus will be a morning star, rising in New York at about 5:36 a.m. 8, Saturn will likely be among the first “stars” you see above and to the right of the moon. That said, the moon and Saturn will be in Capricornus, a faint constellation that can get largely washed out by the light of the moon itself, so if you are looking to the southeast on Sept. By the time they rise (for Eastern Seaboard sky watchers) they will be a bit further apart, as the moon moves approximately one of its own diameters every hour. The pair becomes visible again after sunset (which is at 7:16 p.m.) The closest approach the two bodies will make is about 3º 43’, or about seven and a half lunar diameters. That’s just after sunrise in New York City, which is at 6:29 a.m. 8 the moon makes a close pass to Saturn, with the two in conjunction – having the same celestial longitude – at 6:31 a.m. (Image credit: Stuart McNair) Visible Planets In this photo by Stuart McNair, the rising Harvest Moon illuminates farmland during sunset on Sept. The festival is also popular in Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. 10-12) when families traditionally gather the festival celebrates the harvest and light lanterns to wish for future prosperity. It is a three-day public holiday (from Sept. In China, the full moon of September will mark the mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the mooncake festival (for the eponymous food). One peculiarity of the Islamic calendar is that the months migrate through the year, relative to Gregorian dates, because the lunar month is shorter than the 30-day month used in solar calendars. Muslims use a lunar calendar, so the full moon is in the middle of the month (in this case, called Safar). And, thankfully, Twitter users are eager to share some breathtaking images of the wonderful phenomenon.For Abrahamic traditions the full moon of September can be important, as for Jewish people it's the one that precedes the High Holy Day of Rosh Hashonah which starts on Sept. Twitter Users Share Their Breathtaking Views Of The 2022 Harvest Moonįrom Long Island to Stone Henge, to Seattle the 2022 Harvest Moon is shining bright with its eerily mesmerizing orange glow. A moon that has been mesmerizing people all across the world over the last few days. One major piece that helps to usher in this time of year is the annual “harvest moon” which appears right around the fall equinox. From apple picking to pumpkin-spice anything and everything, to crunchy leaves, light sweaters, and cool temps.Īutumn is also the time of year that ushers in a busy season for farmers all over the world as the fall harvest gets underway. A season that ushers in the cool temps that make us all think of some of our favorite things. But we are already well into September … which means everything we love about autumn is just around the corner. The temperatures may still be sweltering in some areas as summer is coming to an end.
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