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The golden orange harvest moon
The Harvest Moon is the name for the full moon that is closest to the Autumn equinox.
The full-looking bright moon will ascend over your eastern horizon no matter where you are around the time of sunset on the 5 October. Shortly after midnight, it will climb to its highest point in the sky when it is opposite the sun.
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WSW 13 25 |
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66% |
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<5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
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W 13 25 | WSW 12 25 | WSW 12 23 | WSW 11 23 | WSW 11 23 | WSW 11 23 | WSW 11 23 | WSW 11 23 | W 13 24 | W 13 25 | W 13 26 | W 13 25 | W 13 26 | W 14 27 | WSW 14 27 | W 13 26 | W 13 26 | WSW 13 25 | W 12 24 | WSW 11 21 | WSW 10 19 | WSW 8 17 | SW 7 14 | SW 7 13 |
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= Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P =
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68% | 72% | 73% | 73% | 74% | 75% | 76% | 74% | 68% | 62% | 55% | 50% | 48% | 43% | 43% | 41% | 42% | 39% | 40% | 40% | 43% | 49% | 60% | 65% |
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Friday (Friday 27 April 2018) | ||||||||
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10 ° | 9 ° | 9 ° | 9 ° | 10 ° | 12 ° | 12 ° | 12 ° | 10 ° |
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8 ° | 8 ° | 8 ° | 8 ° | 8 ° | 10 ° | 10 ° | 10 ° | 8 ° |
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SW 6 11 | SW 5 9 | S 4 8 | SE 5 9 | ESE 9 19 | SSE 9 22 | S 10 21 | SSE 9 20 | E 11 23 |
Visibility (E
= Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P =
Poor, VP = Very Poor)
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VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG |
Humidity
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69% | 72% | 79% | 79% | 73% | 68% | 71% | 72% | 86% |
UV index
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1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Saturday (Saturday 28 April 2018) | |||||||
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20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
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9 ° | 8 ° | 8 ° | 9 ° | 10 ° | 12 ° | 11 ° | 10 ° |
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6 ° | 6 ° | 6 ° | 6 ° | 9 ° | 10 ° | 10 ° | 8 ° |
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
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W 11 24 | WNW 10 22 | WNW 9 19 | NW 10 20 | NW 8 18 | NNW 8 17 | NNE 6 14 | NNE 5 11 |
Visibility (E
= Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P =
Poor, VP = Very Poor)
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VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
Humidity
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87% | 89% | 86% | 79% | 69% | 60% | 65% | 72% |
UV index
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1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sunday (Sunday 29 April 2018) | |||||||
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8 ° | 7 ° | 6 ° | 8 ° | 9 ° | 8 ° | 6 ° | 5 ° |
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7 ° | 5 ° | 4 ° | 5 ° | 6 ° | 4 ° | 2 ° | 0 ° |
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
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NE 6 12 | NE 7 13 | NE 9 18 | NE 13 26 | NE 15 31 | NNE 16 32 | NNE 16 32 | N 16 32 |
Visibility (E
= Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P =
Poor, VP = Very Poor)
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VG | G | G | VG | G | M | P | P |
Humidity
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78% | 85% | 87% | 73% | 70% | 78% | 85% | 90% |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Monday (Monday 30 April 2018) | |||||||
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5 ° | 5 ° | 5 ° | 6 ° | 7 ° | 10 ° | 9 ° | 7 ° |
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0 ° | 0 ° | 1 ° | 2 ° | 4 ° | 7 ° | 7 ° | 5 ° |
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N 16 32 | N 15 30 | N 14 29 | NNW 14 29 | NNW 13 27 | NNW 13 26 | NW 9 19 | NW 6 12 |
Visibility (E
= Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P =
Poor, VP = Very Poor)
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M | M | M | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
Humidity
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88% | 88% | 87% | 82% | 76% | 61% | 64% | 74% |
UV index
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1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Tuesday (Tuesday 1 May 2018) | |||||||
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5 ° | 4 ° | 5 ° | 9 ° | 12 ° | 12 ° | 11 ° | 9 ° |
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3 ° | 2 ° | 2 ° | 7 ° | 10 ° | 10 ° | 9 ° | 7 ° |
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
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WNW 6 12 | WNW 6 12 | WSW 6 12 | WSW 8 17 | SW 10 22 | SW 11 23 | SW 11 22 | SSW 10 20 |
Visibility (E
= Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P =
Poor, VP = Very Poor)
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VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
Humidity
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78% | 82% | 82% | 67% | 51% | 51% | 53% | 64% |
UV index
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1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
5 October - Check the local weather forecast if you want to see this year's Harvest Moon.
Gazers will be looking for clear, cloudless skies to have the best possible chance of seeing the Harvest Moon; ideally a location away from light pollution will be of benefit.
A Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. The Northern Hemisphere will see the 2017 autumnal equinox coming on the 22 September, with the full moon on the 5 October being identified as the Northern Hemisphere's Harvest Moon.
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