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Unit
Moon
type TMoonName=(mn_wolf, mn_snow, mn_worm, mn_pink, mn_flower, mn_strawberry, mn_buck, mn_sturgeon, mn_harvest, mn_hunter, mn_beaver, mn_cold, mn_blue);
Description
The moon names follow the tradition of the Maine Farmor's Almanac which they adopted from native Americans' calendar traditions. There are several different alternative sets of names (some even contradictory), the list below is thus just a selection. The month listed in this table is only a rough approximation, according to the algorithm for the calculation of the names the moon might occur earlier or later.
| Value |
Maine Farmer's Almanac |
Month |
Alternative names |
| mn_wolf |
Wolf Moon |
January |
Old Moon, Moon after Yule, Cold Moon |
| mn_snow |
Snow Moon |
February |
Bony Moon, Storm Moon, Hunger Moon |
| mn_worm |
Worm Moon |
March |
Sap Moon, Windy Moon, Lenten Moon, Chaste Moon, Maple Sugar Moon |
| mn_pink |
Pink Moon, Easter Moon |
April |
Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Flower Moon, Seed Moon, Frog Moon, Planter's Moon |
| mn_flower |
Flower Moon |
May |
Milk Moon, Planting Moon, Hare Moon |
| mn_strawberry |
Strawberry Moon |
June |
Rose Moon, Green Corn Moon, Flower Moon, Dyad Moon |
| mn_buck |
Buck Moon |
July |
Thunder Moon, Ripe Corn Moon, Hay Moon, Mead Moon, Blood Moon |
| mn_sturgeon |
Sturgeon Moon |
August |
Green Corn Moon, Corn Moon, Fruit Moon, Grain Moon, Wyrt Moon |
| mn_harvest |
Harvest Moon |
September |
Fruit Moon, Nut Moon, Barley Moon |
| mn_hunter |
Hunter Moon |
October |
Moon af Fallig Leaves, Harvest Moon, Blood Moon |
| mn_beaver |
Beaver Moon |
November |
Frost Moon, Trading Moon, Snow Moon |
| mn_cold |
Cold Moon |
December |
Long Night Moon, Snow Moon, Moon Before Yule, Oak Moon |
| mn_blue |
Blue Moon |
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