"The leaves are falling from trees, the deer are fattened, and it’s time to begin storing up meat for the long winter ahead. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent.
The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. "Many moons ago, Native Americans named this bright moon for obvious reasons," the Almanac said. There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. October’s full moon is called the hunter's moon as it is the time of year when hunters begin collecting food and storing it for the long and cold winter months ahead, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. It was also the harvest moon, one of the most popular full moons of the year. 20, just two nights before the equinox, which marked the start of astronomical fall across the Northern Hemisphere, AccuWeather said. The hunter's moon - the first full moon of fall - will rise Wednesday night in the eastern sky right around sunset. Last year, the hunter's moon fell on Halloween night, the first time that a full moon was on the spooky holiday since 2001.Other nicknames for October’s full moon include the falling leaves moon, the migrating moon, the drying rice moon, and the freezing moon.The hunter's moon this year is the first full moon of fall.
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