Wokingham saw a bright beautiful full moon on Friday night 12th August 2022. The August full moon is also known as the Full Sturgeon Moon. It will be the fourth of four supermoons in a row, according to NASA eclipse watcher Fred Espenak.
The interestingly-named supermoon gets its name from the Algonquin tribes of North America. They observed that August’s full Moon coincided with increased numbers of sturgeon in their rivers and lakes. In the UK it was also known as the Barley Moon, Fruit Moon, or Grain Moon.
Remaining moon events in 2022
Four more full moons will occur this year, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac:
- September 10: Harvest moon
- October 9: Hunter’s moon
- November 8: Beaver moon
- December 7: Cold moon
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Photo by Paul King