Look Up! A Glowing Hunter’s Moon Will Be Visible on Oct. 13
You won’t want the late afternoon or early evening of Oct. 13 to pass by without going outside, because on Sunday night, a hunter’s moon — also called a travel moon and dying grass moon — will be making a glorious appearance.
The name is believed to be related to the fall season and how it would signal hunters as to when to begin hunting in preparation for the winter. According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the earliest use of “munter’s moon” is in the 1710 Oxford English Dictionary and some have called it the sanguine or blood moon, which makes sense due to its orange color.
You will be able to see the hunter’s moon on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 5:08 p.m. EDT, as detailed by NASA Science. However, the moon will appear to be full from Saturday morning to Tuesday morning.
“Every three years, the October full moon is also the harvest moon,” Time and Date explains. “This particular name is given to the full moon which is closest to the September equinox, which is the start of fall in astronomy. However, the astronomical seasons do not match up with the lunar month. Therefore, the month the harvest moon occurs in, varies. Most years, it is in September.”
It may not be Friday the 13th, but Sunday the 13th is looking to be just as significant this October!
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