Harvest Moon
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A harvest moon
is the full moon
that appears nearest to the autumnal equinox.
Harvest moon may also refer to:
Harvest moon
The Full Harvest Moon is the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox.-Appearance:All full moons rise around the time of sunset. In general the moon rises about 3 minutes later each day...
is the full moon
Full moon
Full moon lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. More precisely, a full moon occurs when the geocentric apparent longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180 degrees; the Moon is then in opposition with the Sun.Lunar eclipses can only occur at...
that appears nearest to the autumnal equinox.
Harvest moon may also refer to:
- Mid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalThe Mid-Autumn Festival , also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival or Zhongqiu Festival, is a popular lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese people. A description of the festival first appeared in Rites of Zhou, a written collection of rituals of the Western Zhou...
, also known as the Harvest Moon Festival - Harvest Moon (album)Harvest Moon (album)Harvest Moon is the twenty-first studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released in 1992. Many of the musicians appearing on it also appeared on his 1972 album Harvest, and this album is considered by many to be a pseudo-sequel to Harvest....
is an 1992 album (and song), by Neil Young - Harvest Moon (series), a series of farm simulation video games
- Harvest Moon (video game), the first (1996) game in the aforementioned series
- Harvest Moon Benefit FestivalHarvest Moon Benefit FestivalThe Harvest Moon Festival was an annual music festival based in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a fundraiser for charities to benefit the homeless and hungry in Ohio...
was an annual concert series in Cincinnati, Ohio - Harvest Moon is a variety of Blue Moon (beer)Blue Moon (beer)Blue Moon, a Belgian-style witbier brewed by Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado, was launched in 1995. In Canada it is marketed as the beer Rickard's White and is brewed in Montreal, Quebec. Originally called Bellyslide Belgian White, it was created by Keith Villa, a brewer at Coors Field's...