
The Harvest Moon is the full moon in September and the Hunter's Moon is the full moon in October, but not always. The Hunter's Moon is the full moon the follows after the Harvest Moon, therefore the Hunter's Moon can occur in November.Thus, the full moon in October is either the Harvest Moon or the Hunter's Moon. In 2020, it is both. When the full moon occurs on October 1, 2020, it will be the Harvest Moon. On October 31, 2020, another full moon within this month will then be called the Hunter's Moon and also a Blue Moon, being the second full moon in a calendar month. This means that October 2020 will play host to the Harvest Moon, Hunter's Moon, and Blue Moon.
In the old days when the harvest season was over, many rural people turned to hunting to store up food for winter. This is still often the case. While October is generally the month of the Hunter's Moon and less often November, it is November that people traditionally associate with hunting. Many states have their firearm deer hunting season in November.How bright is a full moon? A full moon shines at magnitude -12.6. This is almost bright enough to read a book by moonlight, as compared to a new moon when it can be so dark in the countryside that a farmer couldn't see his hand in front of his face.
The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full Moon. Their names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred. There was some variation in the Moon names, but in general, the same ones were current throughout the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake Superior. European settlers followed that custom and created some of their own names. Since the lunar month is only 29 days long on the average, the full Moon dates shift from year to year. Here is the Farmers Almanac’s list of the full Moon names.

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