Articles About October (5)
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The 12 Months of the Year
The 12 months of the year are linked to the Moon's orbit around Earth. Why are there 12 months? What do the month names mean?
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October: Hunter's Moon
October’s Full Moon is the Hunter’s Moon. It's also called Travel Moon, Dying Grass Moon, Blood Moon, or Sanguine Moon.
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2023 Cosmic Calendar
Celestial events and highlights of 2023 including supermoons, solar and lunar eclipses, meteor showers, solstices, and equinoxes.
![Orange calendula, the birth flower of October. Orange calendula, the birth flower of October.](http://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20230523031115im_/https://c.tadst.com/gfx/150x84/10-october-calendula.jpg?1)
The Month of October
October is the tenth month of the year and has 31 days. It was originally the eighth month of the Roman calendar until 153 BCE.
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The Harvest Moon 2023
The Harvest Moon varies between September or October in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the Full Moon nearest the autumnal (fall) equinox.