(Image credit: Hugh R Hastings/Getty Images) Image 2 of 7A 98.8 percent Harvest Moon rises behind midtown Manhattan, One Vanderbilt, the Chrysler Building, the Spiral, Hudson Yards and the Empire State Building as the sun sets in New York City on September 19, 2021 as seen from West Orange, New Jersey by photographer Gary Hershorn for Getty. (Image credit: Hugh R Hastings/Getty Images) Image 4 of 7Harvest Moon over San Francisco. (Image credit: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) Image 6 of 7The 2021 Harvest Moon accompanied by Jupiter and Saturn in the New Jersey sky by skywatcher Alexander Krivenyshev.
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In the U.K., brave swimmers required to the sea in Falmouth, Cornwall, in the south of England, to swim in the cold Atlantic waters under the moons intense light. The Harvest Moon, likewise referred to as the Full Corn Moon or the Full Barley Moon, accompanies the harvest season in Europe and Northern America. Historically, farmers have depended on its bright light to keep working long into the night.Today, the Harvest Moon continues to supply a satisfying spectacle and image opportunity for lots of, as it increases over a few of the worlds most popular landmarks. Marking the arrival of the fall in the Northern Hemisphere, the Harvest Moon corresponds with a fast shortening of the day. On the early morning of the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22, the sun rises at 6:56 a.m. By the time of the next moon on Oct. 20, the sunrise slips to 7:23 a.m. regional time, according to NASA.The Harvest Moon, which on the U.S. East Coast reached the completely full stage at 7:55 p.m. EDT on Monday (Sept. 20), will appear full up until Wednesday (Sept. 22) early morning. The Harvest Moon was accompanied by Venus and Jupiter as the 2 most prominent items currently in the early night sky. As the moon rose in the constellation of Pisces, Venus showed up about 7 degrees above the horizon in the west-southwest. Jupiter then appeared 24 degrees above the horizon in the southeast. Saturn, the faintest of the noticeable worlds in the sky, showed up 27 degrees above the horizon in the south-southeast, according to this NASA guide.Follow Tereza Pultarova on Twitter @TerezaPultarova. Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom and on Facebook..
(Image credit: Hugh R Hastings/Getty Images) Image 2 of 7A 98.8 percent Harvest Moon increases behind midtown Manhattan, One Vanderbilt, the Chrysler Building, the Spiral, Hudson Yards and the Empire State Building as the sun sets in New York City on September 19, 2021 as seen from West Orange, New Jersey by photographer Gary Hershorn for Getty. (Image credit: Hugh R Hastings/Getty Images) Image 4 of 7Harvest Moon over San Francisco. (Image credit: McFotoSFO) Image 5 of 7 A 98.8 percent Harvest Moon increases above midtown Manhattan as the sun sets in New York City on September 19, 2021 as seen from West Orange, New Jersey in this Getty picture by Gary Hershorn. (Image credit: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) Image 6 of 7The 2021 Harvest Moon accompanied by Jupiter and Saturn in the New Jersey sky by skywatcher Alexander Krivenyshev.