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'Harvest Moon' delayed by a month this year

<p>The full moon, which indicates the onset of the harvest season, showed up in October, keeping moon gazers waiting</p>

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If you thought it was only the monsoon that seem to be going on till late in the calendar year this time, moon gazers have also experienced a similar, but unusually late 'Harvest Moon' this year on October 5.âu00c2u0080u00c2u0088It usually occurs in September. Defined as the full moon that falls closest to the autumn equinox, which occurred last month, the Harvest moon occurs in the month of September. However, this year, the October's full moon that was closer to the date of the equinox, was considered the Harvest moon of 2018.


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