Orange Hunter's Moon To Rise Over Long Island Sunday

A full Hunter's Moon will glow over Long Island Sunday evening and it may be a Halloween-orange as it rises over the horizon.

The moon will officially be at its peak at 5:07 p.m., but you will get the best view after the sun sets around 6:20 p.m. Don't wait until late at night to check it out, though, as the odds of rain will increase as the night wears on.

Why is it called the Hunter's Moon?

The Old Farmer's Almanac explains:

"Some folks believe that this full Moon was called the Full Hunter’s Moon because it signaled the time to go hunting in preparation for winter. Since the harvesters had recently reaped the fields under the Harvest Moon (September's full moon), hunters could easily see the fattened deer and other animals that had come out to glean (and the foxes and wolves that had come out to prey on them)."

The Hunter's Moon usually appears bigger and more orange because it rises from the horizon around sunset.

The 2020 Hunter's Moon will be on Halloween itself.