ar ▁stand st ill , ▁the ▁har vest ▁and ▁h unter ' s ▁mo ons ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁were ▁special ▁because ▁the ▁time ▁difference ▁between ▁moon ris es ▁on ▁success ive ▁even ings ▁was ▁much ▁shorter ▁than ▁average . ▁The ▁Moon ▁rose ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁later ▁from ▁one ▁night ▁to ▁the ▁next , ▁as ▁seen ▁from ▁about ▁ 4 0 ° ▁N ▁or ▁S ▁latitude ▁( because ▁the ▁full ▁moon ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁rose ▁in ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁east ). ▁Hence , ▁no ▁long ▁period ▁of ▁darkness ▁occurred ▁between ▁sun set ▁and ▁moon r ise ▁for ▁several ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁full ▁moon , ▁thus ▁length ening ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁when ▁there ▁is ▁enough ▁tw il ight ▁and ▁moon light ▁to ▁work ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁har vest ▁in . ▁ ▁Farm ers ' ▁Al man acs ▁The ▁Maine ▁Farm ers ' ▁Al man ac ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁began ▁to ▁publish ▁Native ▁American ▁" Ind ian " ▁full ▁moon ▁names . ▁The ▁Farm ers ' ▁Al man ac ▁( since ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁published ▁in ▁Maine , ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁same ▁publication ▁as ▁the ▁Maine ▁Farm ers ' ▁Al man ac ) ▁continues ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁An ▁early ▁list ▁of ▁" Ind ian ▁month ▁names " ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁by ▁Daniel ▁Carter ▁Be ard ▁in ▁his ▁The ▁American ▁Boy ' s ▁Book ▁of ▁Sign s