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Moon Facts
Interesting facts about our nearest planetary neighbor

FULL MOON
Full Moon A full moon appears as an entire circle in the sky. The full moon is given different names, depending on when it appears. For example, the "Harvest moon" is the full moon that appears nearest to the Autumnal Equinox, occurring in late September or early October.

GIBBOUS MOON
Gibbous Moon A gibbous moon is between a full moon and a half moon, or between a half moon and a full moon. The moon is transposing from full to new and it's light is waning or waxing.

CRESCENT MOON
Crescent Moon A crescent moon is part way between a half moon and a new moon, or between a new moon and a half moon. The moon's light is waxing or waning, beginning or ending a full moon cycle.

BLUE MOON
Blue Moon When two full moons occur in a single month, the second full moon is called a "Blue Moon." Another definition of the blue moon is the third full moon that occurs in a season of the year which has four full moons (usually each season has only three full moons.)

Plants associated with the Moon

Camellia, Clary Sage, Dog Rose, Gardenia, Honesty, Jasmine, Lily, Lemon Balm, Periwinkle, Poppy, Speedwell.

Some other full moon names (by month) include:

January

Moon After Yule, Wolf Moon, or Old Moon

July

Thunder Moon or Hay Moon

February

Snow Moon or Hunger Moon

August

Grain Moon or Green Corn Moon

March

Sap Moon, Crow Moon, or Lenten Moon

September

Fruit Moon or Harvest Moon

April

Grass Moon or Egg Moon

October

Harvest Moon or Hunter's Moon

May

Milk Moon or Planting Moon

November

Hunter's Moon, Frosty Moon, or Beaver Moon

June

Rose Moon, Flower Moon, or Strawberry Moon

December

Moon Before Yule or Long Night Moon.

Moon/Zodiac Gardening

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