The full moon of September 2021 will be shining in the night sky this week, just in time for the official start of fall as the autumn equinox arrives.<br /><br />Better known as the “harvest moon,” the September moon will officially reach its fullest phase at 7:54 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 20. But it will look big and bright for a few days.<br /><br />The moon will be 98% full on Sunday, 100% full Monday and Tuesday, and 98% full on Wednesday, Sept. 22 — the first official day of fall, known as the autumn equinox or autumnal equinox.<br /><br />The full moon of September, known as the harvest moon, will be biggest and brightest on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. It also will be 100% full on Tuesday, Sept. 21.<br /><br />When to see the full moon rise<br /><br />The best time to see the September harvest moon will be when it begins to rise in the eastern sky at about 7:15 p.m. Eastern time Monday, 20 minutes after the sun sets, and as it starts to rise at 7:36 p.m. on Tuesday.<br /><br />The near-full moon will be rising Sunday at 6:48 p.m. and Wednesday at 7:59 p.m.<br /><br />Nicknames for the September full moon<br /><br />September’s full moon has a nickname related to the growing season. During most years, it is called the “harvest moon,” but sometimes that nickname is reserved for the October full moon.<br /><br />It all depends on which of those two full moons appears closest to date of the autumn equinox.<br /><br />Because this year’s full moon will appear on the night of Sept. 20, two days before autumn arrives, it will be called a harvest moon.<br /><br />Last year, the September full moon appeared on Sept. 1, followed by another full moon on Oct. 1. “Because October 1 was closer to the equinox, October’s full moon was called the harvest moon and September’s full moon took on its traditional name: the corn moon,” the Old Farmer’s Almanac noted.<br /><br />Full Moon Canada <br />Buck Moon Canada<br />Full Moon Los Angeles <br />Pink Moon Los Angeles<br />Buck Full Moon<br />Capricon Flower Moon
