Full moon in the sky.) Thus, there is no long period of darkness between sunset and moonrise for several days after the full moon, thus lengthening the time in the evening when there is enough light for men to see to work to get the harvest in. The "Maine Farmers' Almanac" from c. the 1930s began to publish Native American "Indian" full moon names. The "Farmers' Almanac" (since 1955 published in Maine, but not the same publication as the "Maine Farmers' Almanac") continues to do so. An early list of "Indian month names" was published in 1918 by Daniel Carter Beard in
Equinox average, and can last a few weeks before and after the exact equinox. Saturn's most recent equinox was on 11 August 2009, and its next will take place on 6 May 2025. Mars's most recent equinox was on 22 May 2018 (northern autumn), and the next will be on 23 March 2019 (northern spring). Equinox An equinox is commonly regarded as the instant of time when the plane (extended indefinitely in all directions) of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun. This occurs twice each year: around 21 March and 22–23 September. In other words, it is the