Last night, the 6th, was the night of the harvest moon. Of course you couldn't see it because of the unceasing rain, but it was up there. The harvest moon is the first full moon after the autumnal equinox and was very late this year.
Lyrics:
Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth (1908)traditional
Neil Young
In the library: J PIC SKOFIEL Crow moon, worm moon; J PIC SCHAEFE Full moon barnyard dance; J PIC RYLANT Long Night Moon; J 398.26 MORONEY Moontellers : myths of the moon from around the world; J PIC HUNTER Possum's harvest moon; J 811.54 POLLOCK When the moon is full ... and of course many adult books. The titles just aren't as interesting.
For fun:
Earth and Moon Viewer
Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures
Chinese Autumn Moon Festival
Did you know?: You can't read in moonlight.
What are the other moons?
Harvest Moon
Hunter's Moon
Beaver Moon (Frosty Moon)
Cold Moon (Long Nights Moon)
Wolf Moon
Snow Moon
Worm Moon (Full Red Moon, Lenten Moon)
Pink Moon
Flower Moon
Strawberry Moon
Buck Moon (Full Hay Moon)
Sturgeon Moon (Full Red Moon)
In the years where the Harvest moon is very late, interpolate the Full Fruit Moon (Barley Moon) just before it.
Names of the Moons
Another List
The Goddard Lists (and things start to get really complicated)