Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Harvest Moon, Jupiter, September 2010 Equinox (秋分)

Happy 2010 Equinox & Mid-Autumn Festival!

The sky is clear tonight and we can glimpse a full moon in the east after sunset on this equinox Wednesday evening. This is the northern hemisphere’s legendary Harvest Moon.  BTW, the full moon won’t fall on the September equinox again until the year 2029. Jupiter’s next comparably good appearance on the September equinox won’t happen for another 12 years.

So happy equinox, enjoy Jupiter and the 100% visible full Harvest Moon tonight.


The Harvest Moon and the blazing planet Jupiter shine all night long tonight to commemorate the first full night of the autumn season.