The September full moon, known as the “Harvest Moon,” rises in the east tonight, but we may not get a glimpse of it at Lake Mille Lacs. Scattered thunderstorms and showers are forecast on an hourly basis from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m.
In the interest of providing a full spectrum of information for you on this blog, here’s why it’s called the Harvest Moon, thanks to EarthSky.org: It was important to people in earlier times. For farmers bringing in the harvest, before the days of tractor lights, it meant there was no long period of darkness between sunset and moonrise for several days after the full moon. And that meant farmers could work on in the fields, bringing in the crops by moonlight.