While our nights are getting longer this month, darkness in October will be illuminated by a pair of full moons over Oregon.
Oct Kto this year. The full moon will rise on October 1 and 31. The phrase “once in a blue moon” will actually apply to the present moment.
According to TimeEndDate.com, the first full moon, called “Harvest Moon”, falls on Thursday, October 1, at 7:35 p.m. Will grow in Portland at. The second full moon, “Hunter’s Moon”, will rise on Saturday, October 31 at 6:22 p.m.
The second part of the two full moons is particularly notable, not just the “blue moon” (the second in the same calendar month), as it falls on Halloween, the mid-fall holiday also celebrated as Sanhain, the ancient Gaelic tradition Even today it is worshiped by modern pagans.
Astrologically speaking, the two full moons will be in Aries and Taurus respectively. According to astrology.com the moons can point to many powerful changes and shifts in a year that has already been formed.
According to Old Farmer Almanack, “Harvest Moon” got its name for the extra light, giving farmers more time to harvest after sunset. The “hunter’s moon” is believed to indicate the time to go hunting in preparation for winter, Panchangi said.
As the moon begins to rise above the horizon this month, it may appear a more orange, lighter trick as we observe it through the thicker layers of the atmosphere. Wildfire smoke in the atmosphere is also known to add red color to the moon – on Wednesday, California wildfire smoke entered Reg Regan and is now becoming apparent.
Then no matter how you enjoy them, full moons will be a welcome beacon in our autumn lineage on dark nights.
– Jamie Hale; [email protected]; 503-294-4077; Hallejamsby
