harvest moon
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harvest moon
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Extra light provides longer hours for the harvesting that occurs in the Northern Hemisphere at this time of year.
noun harvest moons
- The first full moon of autumn by a tropical year. A silvery cloud drifted over the mountains that surrounded him, its edges glowing with ruddy light cast from the harvest moon cradled between two peaks.
- The full moon nearest the autumn equinox, when the moon rises the latest and lowest in the sky and seems to appear the biggest, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. Round and red as the harvest moon through the mist of the marshes
Similar: wine moon, singing moon, elk call moon
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noun
Similar: wine moon, singing moon, elk call moon
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noun first full moon of autumn
| Deutsch | erster Vollmond m im Herbst, Herbstvollmond |
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noun full moon nearest the autumn equinox
| 日本語 | 中秋の名月 chūshū no meigetsu |
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| Deutsch | Erntemond, Herbstmond, Herbstvollmond, Septembervollmond |
Talk about this word "harvest moon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/harvest%20moon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. harvest moon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/harvest%20moon "harvest moon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/harvest%20moon.Cite this
@misc{harvest_moon_2026,
title = {harvest moon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/harvest%20moon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
