The moon becomes officially full on Oct.9 at 4:55 p.m. EDT (20:55 UTC).
At about 10 p.m. on Oct. 9, the Summer Triangle is still visible, but it is in the western half of the sky, with Deneb, the brightest star in Cygnus the Swan the highest of the three stars that make up the asterism. Below and to the right of Deneb will be Vega, in Lyra the Lyre, and Altair, the"eye" of the Eagle, to Vega's left. Meanwhile, moving left one will see Fomalhaut, the alpha star in Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish. Fomalhaut will be below and to the left of Saturn.
Looking towards the East, Capella, in Auriga, the Charioteer, will be rising, as it ushers in the winter stars. Turning further north and upwards from Capella, the"W" of Cassiopeia is visible, which points one to Polaris, the Pole Star, in Ursa Minor. While there are no"pointers" in Cassiopeia as there are in the, if one draws a rough line from the middle peak of the"W" to the left and downwards, one will reach Polaris.
The October full moon is often called the Hunter's Moon, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, because that moon occurs when the season for hunting many game animals begins.
In the Pacific Northwest, the Tlingit called the October full moon"Dís Tlein" , while the Haida called the moon"Kalk Kungaay," or the Ice Moon, according to the"For traditional Chinese calendars, Oct. 9 is in the 9th lunar month, called Júyuè or Chrysanthemum Month, as it is when the flower of that name tends to bloom.
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