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har·vest moon

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. harvest moonnoun

    the full moon nearest the September equinox

Wiktionary

  1. harvest moonnoun

    The first full moon of autumn by a tropical year.

  2. harvest moonnoun

    The full moon nearest the autumn equinox, when the moon rises the latest and lowest in the sky and seems to appear the biggest, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere.

  3. Etymology: Extra light provides longer hours for the harvesting that occurs in the Northern Hemisphere at this time of year.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of harvest moon in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of harvest moon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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