The Hunter’s Moon
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.
This 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.
