In traditional skylore, the Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. In 2011, the autumnal equinox comes on September 23. The fullest moons for us in the U.S. will come the nights of September 11 and 12. That makes the September 11-12 full moon the Harvest Moon.
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Neil Young, "Harvest Moon" ... I have always loved this song.
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