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The full moon in September is often referred to as the Corn Moon because among some Native American tribes it occurred at a time when corn was ready to be harvested.

It is also commonly known as the Harvest Moon, the Barley Moon and the Fruit Moon

Buddhists refer to the September full moon as Binara Poya while Hindus call it Bhadrapad Poornima.

Tsukimi

A Japanese custom of moon viewing, Tsukimi occurs in mid-autumn on or near the night of September's full moon, considered the most beautiful of the year. Traditionally, the moon was treated as a divinity, and prayed to for a plentiful harvest of rice.

Man in the Moon

Look at what's rising: Luna, Selene, man in the Moon.

Much of the universe, as we know it, is strange and distant, full of lifeless orbs and wild cataclysms and dark voids. We know little about the quasars and nebulae and supernovae of outer space. Through our telescopes we peer at stars and planets and galaxies, but how well do we really know them? We can only see what we can see.

The moon is different. It is closer to us than any other heavenly object, both physically and imaginatively. It has been part of our stories and dreams since the dawn of time. It's the stuff of nursery rhymes.

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Under a Full Moon

Guam: The Korean Association of Guam celebrates the Chuseok or Harvest Moon Festival on Sunday, September 11, from 10 am to 5pm, at the Governor Joseph Flores Beach Park Ypao Beach Park. One of Korea's most important festivals, Chuseok is a day when Koreans celebrate good harvest by visiting their ancestral towns and sharing traditional cuisines.

Topsfield, Massachusetts: Paddle Under a Full Moon at the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary on Tuesday, September 13, 6 - 9:30pm

Los Angeles, California: 73rd Annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival in Chinatown on Saturday, September 17, 5 pm - midnight