▁The ▁names ▁are ▁recorded ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁The ▁Oxford ▁English ▁Dictionary ▁entry ▁for ▁" har vest ▁moon " ▁c ites ▁a ▁ 1 7 0 6 ▁reference , ▁and ▁for ▁" h unter ' s ▁moon " ▁a ▁ 1 7 1 0 ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁British ▁Apol lo , ▁where ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁" the ▁country ▁people " ▁(" The ▁Country ▁People ▁call ▁this ▁the ▁Hun ters - M oon .") ▁The ▁names ▁became ▁traditional ▁in ▁American ▁fol kl ore , ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁now ▁often ▁popular ly ▁attributed ▁to ▁Native ▁Americans . ▁The ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁Hun ters ' ▁Moon ▁is ▁a ▁year ly ▁festival ▁in ▁West ▁La f ay ette , ▁Indiana , ▁held ▁in ▁late ▁September ▁or ▁early ▁October ▁each ▁year ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁har vest ▁moon ▁occurred ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁equ ino x ▁itself ▁( some ▁ 5 ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁equ ino x ) ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁All ▁full ▁mo ons ▁rise ▁around ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁sun set . ▁Since ▁the ▁Moon ▁moves ▁east ward ▁among ▁the ▁stars ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁Sun , ▁lun ar ▁cul min ation ▁is ▁delayed ▁by ▁about ▁ 5 0 . 4 7 ▁minutes ▁( on ▁average ) ▁each ▁day , ▁thus ▁causing ▁moon r ise ▁to ▁occur ▁later ▁each ▁day . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁lun