September 8th Super Moon Rising There will be a full moon September 8, 2014. But this isn’t an ordinary full moon, it will be a Full Harvest moon and 99.9% of it will be seen around 1:24am EDT on the morning of September 9th. The moon is set to rise over the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of Florida at around 7:18 p.m (EDT) on Monday, September 8th. The moon is going to set at 7:35 a.m. EDT on September 9th. It should appear at its largest around 7:18pm September 8th around the east coast of the United States. If you are planning a stroll along the beachfront, this moon brings with it a 4.5 foot high tide occurring around 7:05pm Eastern Daylight Time. The best place to watch the Harvest Moon would be a place where there is a good view of the horizon, a lack of artificial light, and no cloud cover. Full-moon The Harvest Moon gets its name from the agricultural relationship. In the days before electricity, farmers would depend on bright moonlight to extend their workdays. The Harvest Moon signaled the autumnal equinox and was a welcome sight to farmers. The Harvest Moon usually arrives several days or weeks before or after the fall begins. September 23rd marks the day this year that the autumn equinox as well as the changing of the seasons is set to occur. In Latin, the word equinox means equal night. This stands for the idea that day and night are of equal lengths everywhere on the planet at these times. According to NASA the Harvest Moon is special because it represents a point where the moon is in a very close position in its elliptical orbit around the earth. It is at its orbital perigee, thus giving the Harvest Moon the alternative name: the Perigee Moon.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 22:34:17 +0000
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