English
Etymology
Extra light provides longer hours for the harvesting that occurs in the Northern Hemisphere at this time of year.

Noun
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en-noun|sg=Harvest Moon

1. The first full moon of autumn by a tropical year.
2. 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.

Synonyms
Wine Moon, Singing Moon, Elk Call Moon

Related terms
Hunter's Moon

See also
blue moon

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