Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?

We Don't Get a Corn Moon Every Year

Each year, the full moon that falls closest to the Autumn Equinox is named the Harvest Moon.  Commonly, the Harvest Moon falls in September, but this year, the Harvest Moon will occur on October 6th. This means that the full moon we see in September 2025 won't be the Harvest Moon.  The name given to the full moon that falls in September, when it's not the Harvest Moon, is the Corn Moon.

Why is it called the Corn Moon?

Each month typically has one full moon (but not always, sometimes months have two moons depending on how the lunar cycle falls in a calendar year), and each full moon has a different nickname that usually corresponds with something that happens during that month.

According to the Farmer's Almanac, September's full moon is called the Corn Moon because this is when we begin to harvest corn.

This time of year—late summer into early fall—corresponds with the time of harvesting corn in much of the northern United States. For this reason, a number of Native American peoples traditionally used some variation of the name “Corn Moon” to refer to the Moon of either August or September. Examples include Corn Maker Moon (Western Abenaki) and Corn Harvest Moon (Dakota).

When is the Full Corn Moon in 2025?

This year, the full Corn Moon is the final full moon of summer, and it will light up the night sky on September 7th, although the Farmer's Alamanc says it will actually peak during the day around 1:09 PM CDT.