Full Hunter's Moon visible this weekend

Full Hunter's Moon visible this weekend

It is the first Full Moon after the Harvest Moon (the Full Moon nearest the Autumnal equinox) and it gets its name from hunters who tracked and killed their prey by autumn moonlight, stockpiling food for the winter ahead. In fact, Hunter's Moon is the name given to whichever full moon comes after the Harvest Moon—or the one closest to the autumn equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. As a result, the term "Hunter's Moon" can be used for full moons that fall both in October and November, depending on the year.

Sunday evening we can expect to see a bright orange moon appear in the night sky.

Full moons occur about once a month, they happen when Earth is positioned directly between the moon and the sun. The moon will be visible after sunset on Sunday night at 6:31pm.

If skies are clear, there is a good chance that October, "Full Hunter's Moon" will appear large and more orange due to the fact that it will be visible at the time of sunset.

A trick of the eyes, known as the "moon illusion," makes the moon appear larger near the horizon than when it's positioned higher in the sky.

Unlike some of the other full moon names, the "Hunter's Moon" is not tied to any one specific month. The Hunter's Moon is the name given to whichever full moon comes after the Harvest Moon or the one closest to the autumn equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.