10 facts you may hear for the first time about the Harvesters' moon

Arab weather - Sinan Khalaf - the Hassadin Moon , will be clearly seen on the eastern horizon after sunset on the first Thursday of October 2020 in the form of a full moon of great splendor and beauty.

In our next report, we will review together 10 facts about the Harvesters moon :

• The name of the Harvester Moon is given to the full moon which is closest to the date of the autumn equinox, or the official astronomical beginning of the autumn season, which is on September 22 of each year.

• The Harvesters' Moon is called this name, because farmers in ancient times used to rely on moonlighting to extend their work hours after the hours of sunset, so this moon came as a scene awaited and loved by most people in ancient times.

• The sight of the Harvesters' moon is not confined to a specific place in the world, but can be seen from all over the earth, and to see and feel it completely, the clarity of the atmosphere is required of clouds, fog and dust.

• The Harvesters' Moon shines earlier and sets later than the rest of the full moon during the year, so it provides additional hours of illumination.

• In terms of shape, the appearance of the moon will not differ on many people, as it will remain just a full moon, but it is more light.

• The apparent size of the moon changes in the sky every month, and the moon is at the largest possible apparent size at the date of the giant moon, and not in the harvesters moon this year.

• Sometimes the harvest moon is the same as the giant moon, and this happened for the last time in 2010, while that will happen next time in 2029, God willing.

• The astronomical circles sometimes call the full moon the name of the blue moon, and this is an unreal description intended to refer to the appearance of the full moon for the second time in a single solar month.

• The Harvesters Moon is an opportunity for all lovers of nature, astronomical events and night photography, to capture beautiful photos under the moonlight at night.

• The harvest moon for the next year will be on 9-9-2014.