noun
Meaning 1
The first full moon of autumn by a tropical year.
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Phrase guide
harvest moon
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noun
Meaning 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.
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noun
Meaning 3
the full moon nearest the September equinox
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: full moon, full-of-the-moon, full phase of the moon, full
History
Etymology
Extra light provides longer hours for the harvesting that occurs in the Northern Hemisphere at this time of year.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: syksyn ensimmäinen täysikuu — first full moon of autumn
- German: erster Vollmond m im Herbst — first full moon of autumn
- German: Herbstvollmond — first full moon of autumn
- Finnish: syyskuun täysikuu — full moon nearest the autumn equinox
- German: Erntemond — full moon nearest the autumn equinox
- German: Herbstmond — full moon nearest the autumn equinox
- German: Herbstvollmond — full moon nearest the autumn equinox
- German: Septembervollmond — full moon nearest the autumn equinox
- Japanese: 中秋の名月 (chūshū no meigetsu) — full moon nearest the autumn equinox