How to Use harvest moon in a Sentence

harvest moon

noun
  • The harvest moon, the full moon closest to the fall equinox, is associated with farming.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The next full moon will occur on Sept. 10, and is known as the harvest moon.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Chuseok falls on the nearest full moon to the fall equinox, known as a harvest moon.
    Jun Michael Park, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2020
  • The harvest moon — the closest to the fall equinox — gets its name based on the gathering of the crops.
    BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Simply look to the horizon to see the harvest moon rise.
    The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The full moon closest to the first day of autumn, Sept. 23 this year, is called the harvest moon.
    Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The hunter’s moon is the first full moon following the harvest moon.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Stargazers are in for a treat on Thursday when the harvest moon lights up the sky.
    James Rogers, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2020
  • The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the September equinox.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Because of the time of year, the full or near-full harvest Moon is rising at about the same time each night.
    BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, which this year was Sept. 22.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2017
  • And don't forget to keep an eye out for the full harvest moon on Monday evening.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Sep. 2021
  • The full moon after the harvest moon becomes the hunter’s moon by default.
    Danya Gainor, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022
  • This moon is also known as the Hunter's moon, which is the first moon following the harvest moon.
    Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2020
  • In some circles, the full moon in September is called the harvest moon.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022
  • As the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox (the end of summer and start of fall), the harvest moon appeared on Oct. 1 over the city.
    NOLA.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Last year, the harvest moon fell on Friday the 13th of September.
    James Rogers, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2020
  • The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, which this year was Tuesday Sept. 22.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 May 2020
  • The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, the beginning of fall, which this year is Sept. 23.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2019
  • This year’s September moon is known as the harvest moon.
    Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Find out how to see the first October harvest moon in almost a decade.
    Melissa Minton, CNT, 5 Oct. 2017
  • The full harvest moon will rise at 5:05 pm ET on October 1.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Oct. 2020
  • October's first full moon, also known as the harvest moon, will appear on the first day of the month.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 20 Sep. 2020
  • The full harvest moon will rise just after sunset, though.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The harvest moon rises in the southeast during the evening and will have Jupiter and Saturn on either side.
    A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
  • And it was widely noted that a full harvest moon might not recur on a Friday the 13th for a long time.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019
  • It’s called the harvest moon because the moon rises about the same time every evening for a few nights in a row in the Northern Hemisphere.
    USA Today, 18 Sep. 2021
  • The next full moon is the harvest moon, which will be visible starting on Monday night.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2021
  • On Thursday evening, the year’s last full supermoon — a harvest moon — will glow near the horizon just after sunset.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2023

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