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Watch the near full moon rise soon after sunset, Wednesday, September 18, and reach official full moon status at 7:13 am EDT the next morning around when sun rises.
It is the summer’s great last heat,
It is the fall’s first chill: They meet.
–Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt
The equinox brings autumn on September 22, 2013 at 4:44 P.M EDT.
From Space:
This Thursday’s full moon carries the title of “Harvest Moon” for those living in the Northern Hemisphere. But what gives the special moon its name?
The moon officially turns full when it reaches the spot in the sky opposite (180 degrees) from the sun. That moment will occur on Thursday (Sept. 19) at 7:13 a.m. EDT (1113 GMT).
Thursday’s full moon is the one nearest to the September equinox this year, making it the Harvest Moon by the usual definition.
Autumn Twilight, Dwelling Among Mountains by Wang Wei
In the empty mountains after the new rain
The evening is cool. Soon it will be autumn.
The bright moon shines between the pines.
The crystal streams flows over the pebbles.
Girls coming home from washing in the river
Rustle through the bamboo grove.
Lotus leaves dance behind the fisherman’s boat.
The perfumes of spring have vanished
But my guests will long remember them.
(translation by Kenneth Rexroth)
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