Harvest Moon
![Moon rising over mountains in a hazy, twilit atmosphere.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/harvest_moon_800.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
Doug Ellison
July 9, 2018
Credit | Doug Ellison |
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Historical Date | September 16, 2016 |
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A ‘Harvest Moon’ rising over the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains as seen from Pasadena, CA in September 2016. A ‘Harvest Moon’ is the full moon nearest the start of Fall, or the autumnal equinox.