What’s a ‘Corn Moon’? What to know about summer’s final full moon
The last full moon of the summer will happen this week — and you could see it shining next to Mars.
A full “Corn Moon” will light up the sky at 1:22 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, on the east coast, according to the Farmers’ Almanac.
“When the full Moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox, known as the Harvest Moon, happens in October, September’s full Moon becomes the Corn Moon,” the Farmer’s Almanac reported.
It’s the third and final full moon of the summer in the Northern Hemisphere. To the naked eye, it will look full for two or three days, EarthSky reported.
The best way to see it is to get a view of a “clear eastern horizon at dusk” to see the orangey full moon, Forbes reported.
On Thursday, the moon will look like it’s close to Mars in the east right after dark, according to Forbes.
“These next several nights — September 4, 5 and 6, 2020 — let the moon introduce you to the red planet Mars,” EarthSky reported. “Next month, in October 2020, Mars will supplant Jupiter as the sky’s 4th-brightest heavenly body.”
