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Jamie Carter

The full 'Corn Moon' rises this week — bringing a 'blood moon' lunar eclipse to most of the world

A large orange moon hangs over a wheat field.

The final full moon of the Northern Hemisphere's summer will occur on Sunday, Sept. 7, and the best time to see it will be later that day as it rises in the east at dusk.

Although it's often called the Harvest Moon, September's full moon is named the Corn Moon this year. That's because the closest full moon to the equinox on Sept. 22 is traditionally called the Harvest Moon, and this year, that's October's full moon (rising Oct 6). This switch-up happens every three years, according to Time and Date.

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