To me, it makes more sense that the Native American tribes tied their Moon names to the seasons. Many writers tie these Native American names to the European months, so that the full Moon in October is the Travel Moon or Dying Grass Moon, regardless of whether it is the first or second full Moon of Fall. Other names for this Moon are the Frost or Frosty Moon and the Snow Moon, although these names are also used for the last Moon of Fall, in November this year but usually in December. Another interpretation suggests that the name Beaver Moon came from how active the beavers are in this season as they prepare for winter. One interpretation is that mid-Fall was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps freeze to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. According to this almanac, the Algonquin tribes of what is now the northern and eastern United States named the second full Moon of the Fall season the Beaver Moon. The Maine Farmer's Almanac first published Indian names for the full Moons in the 1930's. Some sources suggest that other names for the Hunter's Moon are the Sanguine or Blood Moon, either associated with the blood from with hunting or the turning of the leaves in Fall. The earliest use of the term "Hunter's Moon" cited in the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1710. Since the harvesters have reaped the fields, hunters can easily see the animals that have come out to glean (and the foxes that have come out to prey on them). According to the Farmer's Almanac, with the leaves falling and the deer fattened, it is time to hunt. This will be the Hunter's Moon, the full Moon after the Harvest Moon. The Moon will appear full for about three days centered around this time, from Tuesday morning through Thursday night. The next full Moon will be on Wednesday mid-day, October 24, 2018, appearing "opposite" the Sun (in Earth-based longitude) at 12:45 PM EDT.
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