The Harvest or Hunter Moon...."Let's go dancin in the light"

Neil Young -Harvest Moon


The harvest moon is the moon of the autumnal equinox which is tomorrow. It is called the harvest moon or hunter moon as the light from the moon was abundant and radiant enough to guide farmers in their autumnal harvest.The moon appears lower in the sky, so it looks bigger to us. The color of the moon appears warmer as the light refracts through more atmospheric particles when it is in this position so it reflects hues of red..This year's harvest moon is unique as it will be in conjunction with Jupiter and Uranus, which apparently is a once in a life time celestial occurrence. It connotes a time for great creative energy, risk taking,adventure and mysticism. Perhaps Neil Young was feeling the effects of the radiant glow of the harvest moon when he wrote this song. I am hopeful that the radiant glow of this harvest moon will bring us a year that has the qualities of a the warmth, radiance and glow of a harvest moon and that the conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus will lead us to a bounty of creative energy to harness.

"Let's go dancin in the light, let's go feel the night"