{"id":11884,"date":"2013-10-20T07:05:28","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T13:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/facebook\/hunters-moon-brightens-the-early-morning-skysunday-morning-the-virtually-full-moon-brightened-the\/"},"modified":"2013-10-20T07:08:29","modified_gmt":"2013-10-20T13:08:29","slug":"hunters-moon-brightens-the-early-morning-skysunday-morning-the-virtually-full-moon-brightened-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/astronomy\/hunters-moon-brightens-the-early-morning-skysunday-morning-the-virtually-full-moon-brightened-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter&#8217;s Moon brightens the early morning sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday morning the virtually full moon brightened the landscape. \u00a0Captured just before dawn, the image below is technically two days late to be one of the truly full Hunter\u2019s moon but it still appears fully lit.<\/p>\n<p>The Hunter\u2019s Moon is the traditional term for the second full moon of autumn, following the Harvest Moon, the first of the season. \u00a0Typically this makes it the full moon we see in October but it can sometimes fall in November.<\/p>\n<p>The name is popularly attributed to Native Americans and said to be named such because it meant it was time to go hunting and prepare for the arrival of winter.<\/p>\n<p>More than folklore, there is something unique about the Hunter\u2019s Moon. \u00a0See below the image for more details.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-zrs2419CRVQ\/UmPUkmm4w9I\/AAAAAAAAHW8\/6QWc1v25OsU\/w978-h734-no\/2013-10-20+05-39-59.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"A very bright moon lights up the landscape two days after the full Hunter\u2019s Moon.  Click the image for a larger view.\" alt=\"A very bright moon lights up the landscape two days after the full Hunter\u2019s Moon.  Click the image for a larger view.\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-zrs2419CRVQ\/UmPUkmm4w9I\/AAAAAAAAHW4\/UyaRLGlZfdw\/2013-10-20+05-39-59.JPG\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A very bright moon lights up the landscape two days after the full Hunter\u2019s Moon. Click the image for a larger view. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/everything-you-need-to-know-hunters-moon\" target=\"_blank\">From EarthSky.org:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>But the Hunter\u2019s Moon is also more than just a name. Nature is particularly cooperative around the time of the autumn equinox to make the full moonrises unique around this time.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what happens. On average, the moon rises about 50 minutes later each day. But when a full moon happens close to the autumnal equinox \u2013 either a Harvest or a Hunter\u2019s Moon \u2013 the moon (at mid-temperate latitudes) rises only about 30 to 35 minutes later daily for several days before and after the full moon.<\/p>\n<p>Why? The reason is that the ecliptic \u2013 or the moon\u2019s orbital path \u2013 makes a narrow angle with the evening horizon around the time of the autumn equinox. The narrow angle of the ecliptic results in a shorter-than-usual rising time between successive moonrises around the full Hunter\u2019s Moon.<\/p>\n<p>These early evening moonrises are what make every Hunter\u2019s Moon special. Every full moon rises around sunset. After the full Hunter\u2019s Moon, you\u2019ll see the moon ascending in the east relatively soon after sunset for a few days in a row at northerly latitudes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday morning the virtually full moon brightened the landscape. \u00a0Captured just before dawn, the image below is technically two days late to be one of the truly full Hunter\u2019s moon but it still appears fully lit. 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