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  2. October’s Full Moon is the Hunter’s Moon. However, every three years or so, it's also known as the Harvest Moon. Explore other names for this Moon.

  3. Nov 13, 2023 · More Hunting Related Names. While “Hunter’s Moon” is the most common name for the October full Moon, the Stockbridge-Munsee tribe of Wisconsin and the Tunica tribe of Louisiana have a slight variation, and call this the “Hunting Moon” associating with the action rather than the person.

  4. Sep 4, 2024 · According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the name of the hunter’s Moon comes from the Algonquin Native American tribe. It was seen as a time for gathering food before winter, as the extra moonlight allowed for extended hunting and harvesting.

    • new Moon.
    • waxing crescent Moon.
    • first quarter Moon.
    • waxing gibbous Moon.
  5. Jul 26, 2023 · Other nicknames for the hunter's moon — or the first full moon after the harvest moon — include drying rice moon, a Dakota name describing the process of preparing rice for winter; the falling leaves moon, from the Anishinaabe people, which highlights the transition between summer and fall; the freezing moon (Ojibwe people) or ice moon ...

  6. Jun 3, 2015 · Definition: Also known as a sanguine or “blood” moon, the term “Hunters Moon” is used traditionally to refer to a full moon that appears during the month of October. It is preceded by the...

  7. Sep 18, 2024 · Some sources suggest that other names for the Hunter’s Moon are the Sanguine or Blood Moon, either associated with the blood from hunting or the color of the changing autumn leaves. Alternative October Moon Names