Today:
The Moon reaches Full tomorrow night, the Full “Hunter’s” Moon, though it rides across the skies over the next few nights. Its name implies the hunting that is done in the fall to provide food through the winter. It is also known as the Kindly Moon in Chinese lore, and the Moon “when quilling and beading are done” by the Lakota Sioux.
Thursday:
The Full “Hunter’s” Moon lights up the skies overnight, and sits between the two giant planets, Saturn and Jupiter. However, when you see the Moon climbing into the east-northeast, only Saturn is visible, and very far to the right. Jupiter rises near 9 o’clock, so if you wait an hour, Saturn will be due south, and Jupiter low in the east-northeast.
Friday:
Capella, the fourth brightest star in the northern skies, appears low in the north-northeast by 7:00 PM, climbing to one quarter of the way up, in the northeast, by 9 o’clock. The Moon, just one day past Full, shines brightly as it rises near the same time, but Capella should find no difficulty in remaining visible despite the glow of moonlight.
