Plus, since it rises at sunset, the harvest moon often takes on an orange-ish hue. The total effect is a giant pumpkin in the sky. A fitting sight to kick off the fall season. This year's harvest ...

yellow and orange light to pass. This is what gives the moon the reddish-brown appearance that we refer to as a 'blood moon.' Individually, a harvest moon, a supermoon and a blood moon are not ...

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THE term “harvest moon,” originating in England, where the brilliant moon-light of several consecutive evenings aided the harvesting of crops, is the popular expression for the moon at its ...