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Tonight's Harvest Moon And Hunter's Moon On Halloween Will Make 13 Full Moons In 2020

If you're superstitious, then it would only make sense that 2020 has 13 full moons.

The next, a full Harvest Moon will rise Thursday night, kicking off October. The month will end with another full moon on Halloween, known as blue Hunter's Moon.

A Harvest Moon is a full moon that happens close to the autumn equinox, which this year came on September 22. A Harvest Moon can rise in both September or October.

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A Hunter's Moon, which is also known as a blood moon, usually happens in October. According to legend, it's the time of year when hunters tracked and killed prey by autumn moonlight to store meat for the winter.

A blue moon is simply the second full moon to rise in one month and does not actually appear to be blue. But a full blue Hunter's Moon is a rather rare sight. Blue moons happen about every three years, or "once in a blue moon."

So what does it all mean? Superstition surrounds full moons and numbers, such as 13 being unlucky and full moons giving rise to crazy behavior. If you're a believer, a full blue Hunter's Moon should just be another event in an already crazy year.

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