Full Hunter's Moon night of October 14/15
Photo by joiseyshowaa
October 14, 2008.
Like any full moon, tonight’s October full moon rises around sunset.
It climbs highest in the sky around midnight and sets around sunrise. But this month’s full moon is the northern hemisphere’s Hunter’s Moon. And in the southern hemisphere, this is the first full moon of spring.
The Hunter’s Moon is the name for the full moon that immediately follows the Harvest Moon. In the northern hemisphere, the Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox.
The Harvest Moon ushers in the year’s grandest procession of moon-filled nights. Farmers once relied on these several nights of dusk-till-dawn moonlight to gather their crops. Tonight’s Hunter’s Moon is similar to the Harvest Moon, except the effect is less pronounced. Every full moon rises around sunset and shines all night long. On average, the moon rises 50 minutes later daily. But the few days after the September and October full moons, the moon rises farther north along the horizon for several days in succession. In the northern hemisphere, this means earlier-than-usual moonrises and longer moonlit nights.
Just remember, whether you live in the northern or the southern hemisphere, the full moon tonight will shine from dusk till dawn.
Almanac:
September 2008 full moon: September 15, 9:13 Universal Time
(4:13 Central Daylight Time)
September 2008 equinox: September 22, 15:44 UT (10:44 CDT)
October 2008 full moon: October 14, 20:02 UT (15:02 CDT)
What the Hell? Are you guys broadcasting from the future, or what?
Yes! Cool, huh?
Tuesday, October 14, 2008, is this the correct date. And if so, what happens tonight that is different than the October moon.
Thanks,
Chris Skowron
Tuesday, October 14, 2008, is this the correct date. And if so, what happens tonight that is different than the October moon.
Thanks,
Chris Skowron
Chris,
This show on the Full Hunter’s Moon is a preview of the October 14th program. The Full Hunter’s Moon refers to the full moon that immediately follows the Full Harvest Moon, the full moon coming closest to the September equinox – the first day of autumn in the northern hemisphere.
Any full moon rises around sunset and sets around sunrise, providing a full night of moonlight. On the average, the moon rises 50 minutes later daily. But the lagtime between successive moonrises is reduced to a yearly minimum for several days after the Full Harvest Moon. That means at mid to far northern latitudes, the moon rises before dark and shines all night long for a number of days in succession. In olden times, farmers took advantage of this boon of moonlight to harvest their crops.
The Hunter’s Moon is similar the Harvest Moon, except that the effect is not as pronounced.
Bruce
“October 2008 full moon: October 14, 20:02 UT (15:02 CDT)”
what’s UT and CDT time?
What time is gonna be the ivent converted into Florida’s time?
Thanks
van,
UT is an abbreviation for Universal Time, the standard clock time at Greenwich, England. CDT is an abbreviation for Central Daylight Time. In Florida, the October full moon will be at 4:02 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Bruce
Hey,Bruce
Thanks a lot!Appreciate that.
hi, i wonder if you could help me solve a mystery. i live in naples florida and there was suppose to be a full moon on tuesday the 28th and i have been looking out every nite and i dont see the moon at all, i have looked up until midnite.what happened to the moon?? thanks for any info, carren
hi, i wonder if you could help me solve a mystery. i live in naples florida and there was suppose to be a full moon on tuesday the 28th and i have been looking out every nite and i dont see the moon at all, i have looked up until midnite.what happened to the moon?? thanks for any info, carren
Hi Carren.
It was new moon on October 28. The next full moon will fall on the night of November 12-13. Click here for the dates and times for full moon in your Florida time zone (Eastern Standard Time).
Bruce
Is there a name for the full moon we just had in November? I thought it was the Hunter’s Moon, but I see I was off by a month.
Hi Luke.
The November full moon is customarily called the Frosty Moon or the Beaver Moon. In some years, though, the November full moon can be the Hunter’s Moon.
Here’s how it works. The Hunter’s Moon is the full moon that immediately follows the Harvest Moon. The Harvest Moon is the full moon falling closest to the September 22 autumn equinox. In 2008, this was the September 15 full moon. The following full moon that took place on October 14, 2008, was the Hunter’s Moon.
Next year, in 2009, the full moon on October 4, 2009, will be the closest full moon to the autumn equinox, so this full moon will be the 2009 Harvest Moon. The full moon that follows on November 2, 2009, will be the Hunter’s Moon.
Bruce
Thanks, Bruce! The full Moon a few days ago seemed like a Harvest or Hunter’s Moon because our first cold weather and dusting of snow in Colorado came unusually late this fall.