Daily Postcard: September Corn Moon viewed through aspen tree branches of the Full Corn Moon early Wednesday morning in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

Farmer’s Almanac News:

Historically, some Native Americans gave a name to each month’s full Moon, naming it in relation to a natural event or sign of the season. This aided them in tracking the progression of the year. Different peoples had different names, reflecting the areas where they lived. One such name for the September full Moon was the Full Corn Moon because it traditionally corresponded with the time of harvesting corn in what is now the northeastern United States. It also was called the Barley Moon, as this is the time to harvest and thresh ripened barley. Moon Facts & Folklore: Usually, the Moon rises about 50 minutes later each day, but around the time of the autumnal equinox, it rises only about 30 minutes later in the United States—even less in Canada; Frost occurring in the dark of the moon kills fruit buds and blossoms, but frost in the light of the moon will not.