▁month ▁names ▁as ▁" mo on " ▁names . ▁The ▁traditional ▁Old ▁English ▁month ▁names ▁were ▁equ ated ▁with ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁Julian ▁calendar ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁time ▁( so on ▁after ▁Christian ization , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁testim ony ▁of ▁B ede ▁around ▁AD ▁ 7 0 0 ). ▁ ▁Some ▁full ▁mo ons ▁have ▁developed ▁new ▁names ▁in ▁modern ▁times , ▁such ▁as ▁" blue ▁moon ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁" har vest ▁moon " ▁and ▁" h unter ' s ▁moon " ▁for ▁the ▁full ▁mo ons ▁of ▁aut umn . ▁ ▁L un ar ▁e cli ps es ▁occur ▁only ▁at ▁a ▁full ▁moon ▁and ▁often ▁cause ▁a ▁re dd ish ▁h ue ▁on ▁the ▁near ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Moon . ▁This ▁full ▁moon ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁a ▁blood ▁moon ▁in ▁popular ▁culture . ▁ ▁Har vest ▁and ▁h unter ' s ▁mo ons ▁ ▁The ▁" har vest ▁moon " ▁and ▁the ▁" h unter ' s ▁moon " ▁are ▁traditional ▁names ▁for ▁the ▁full ▁mo ons ▁in ▁late ▁summer ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Hem is phere , ▁usually ▁in ▁September ▁and ▁October , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁" har vest ▁moon " ▁is ▁the ▁full ▁moon ▁nearest ▁to ▁the ▁aut umn al ▁equ ino x ▁( 2 2 ▁or ▁ 2 3 ▁September ), ▁occurr ing ▁any time ▁within ▁two ▁weeks ▁before ▁or ▁after ▁that ▁date . ▁The ▁" h unter ' s ▁moon " ▁is ▁the ▁full ▁moon ▁following ▁it .