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Bright orange ‘Hunter’s Moon’ to take over the sky this Sunday

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Spooky season is upon us and with it comes a yearly phenomenon astrology-lovers can’t get enough of…the full ‘Hunter’s Moon’.

A Hunter’s Moon is a full moon that appears once every fall and looks bigger and more orange than the average.

While the Full Hunter’s Moon will reach peak fullness on Sunday, October 13, 2019, the Moon will appear full for roughly three days, from Saturday morning to Tuesday morning.

According to the Farmer’s Almanac, it’s the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long—visible in the sky at sunset and setting around sunrise the next day!

Some folks believe that this full Moon was called the Full Hunter’s Moon because it signaled the time to go hunting in preparation for winter. Since the harvesters had recently reaped the fields under the Harvest Moon, hunters could easily see the fattened deer and other animals that had come out to glean (and the foxes and wolves that had come out to prey on them).”

If you happen to miss the Hunter’s Moon, the next full moon of the year, the Beaver Moon, will rise on Nov. 12.

Photo:  David Haworth/stargazing.net

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