Many First Nations peoples tracked the passage of time throughout a year using a lunar calendar. The Old Farmer's Almanac says: "It is believed that this Full Moon came to be called the Full Hunter's Moon because it signalled the time to go hunting in preparation for the cold winter ahead." Credit: Scott Sutherland/NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio/Fred EspenakĪccording to NASA, "The earliest written use of the term "Hunter's Moon" identified in the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1710." This graphic collects all the relevant data about each Full Moon of 2022, including their popular names, whether they are a 'super' or 'micro' Moon, a 'perigee' or 'apogee' Full Moon, and whether they are remarkable in some other way (Harvest Moon, or due to a lunar eclipse). The Full Moon that follows - on Sunday, October 8 this year - is called the Hunter's Moon. On September 10, we saw the Harvest Moon, so called because it is the Full Moon that occurs closest to the fall equinox. Visit our Complete Guide to Fall 2022 for an in-depth look at the Fall Forecast, tips to plan for it and much more! Hunter's Moon?Įach Full Moon of the year has a popular name, taken from indigenous, Colonial American, and European folklore. Saturn, Jupiter and Mars still shine brightly across the celestial sphere, and there are currently three active meteor showers - the Orionids and the southern Taurids are just getting started, and the Draconids are reaching their peak this weekend. The first Full Moon of Fall 2022 rises on Sunday night. Look up this weekend for the Full Hunter's Moon! If you're lucky, you may even spot streaks in the sky from three separate meteor showers!Ĭheck your weather forecast for clear skies.
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