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riversedge

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Fri Sep 13, 2019, 09:14 AM Sep 2019

Harvest Moon to glow bright on Friday the 13th

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September 12, 2019



Harvest Moon to glow bright on Friday the 13th


https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/harvest-moon-to-glow-bright-on-friday-the-13th/532067?connatix=true

By Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist and staff writer

This year's Harvest Moon is set to rise on the night of Sept. 13 and 14. If you live in the Americas, the full moon will rise on Friday the 13th. It's a popular belief to consider Friday the 13th unlucky. It's also very rare to see a full moon rise on this day; in fact, it hasn't happened since 2000. Don't miss out on this rare and unlucky coincidence.

Superstition will fill the air on Friday the 13th, a day commonly known as one of the unluckiest of the year. As the sun sets, one of the most well-known full moons will fill the night sky and possibly bring a little extra bad luck with it.

Friday night’s full moon is the Harvest Moon, considered one of the most popular moons of the year. The origin behind this moniker dates back hundreds of years.

“The Harvest Moon provides the most light at the time of year when it was traditionally needed most: during the harvest,” the Old Farmer’s Almanac explains on its website. The full moon closest to the September equinox is given the name of the Harvest Moon. Under the bright light of the full moon, farmers could work well into the cool September night to harvest their summer crops before electricity was around to power lights. ..............................

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