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Every year, we call the September Moon the Full Corn Moon because it traditionally corresponds with the time of harvesting corn. It is also called the Barley Moon, because it is the time to harvest and thresh the ripened barley.
This month, we also celebrate what we call a Harvest Moon, which is the full Moon nearest the autumnal equinox. It can occur in September or October and is bright enough to allow finishing all the harvest chores. [via]
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As explained on this post by Coldwarrior, tonight the moon is at Perigree, and happens to be a full moon as well.
In the past 20 years, this is the closest the moon has been to the earth since
*gets out calculator, inputs mass, speed, orbital diaphonistics, trunculates spatial trig functions, opens enhanced trepanation protocol, combines the Farley model with coprolitical analysis, adds algebra*
um, last night. Whew. We’re still alive.






[Images from No Puedo Creer.]