If you’re a fan of stargazing, make sure you have an eye to the skies today.
A rare Full Corn Moon peaks today, and you don’t want to miss it!
As part of the event, the moon will appear full throughout the week, although the official peak is in the early hours of Wednesday.
NASA explained: “The next full Moon will peak after midnight on Wednesday morning, Sept. 2, 2020, appearing “opposite” the Sun (in Earth-based longitude) at 1:22 a.m. EDT.
“The Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Monday evening through Thursday morning.”
A full Moon occurs when the whole of the side of the Moon facing the Earth is lit up by the Sun’s rays.
The Full Corn Moon officially peaked at 6.22am this morning, but it should be visible into the evening.
You’ll hear this moon referred to by various names, including the Corn Moon, the Harvest Moon and the Fruit Moon.
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NASA explained: “The Maine Farmer’s Almanac first published Native American names for the full Moons in the 1930s. Over time these names have become widely known and used.
“According to this almanac, as the full Moon in September and the last full Moon of summer, the Algonquin tribes in what is now the northeastern USA called this the Corn Moon, as this was the time for gathering their main staple crops of corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice.
“European names for this full Moon are the Fruit Moon, as a number of fruits ripen as the end of summer approaches, and the Barley Moon, from the harvesting and threshing of the barley.”
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